Sentence examples for leaf fibre from inspiring English sources

Sisal (Agave sisalana), plant of the family Asparagaceae and its fibre, the most important of the leaf fibre group.

Cantala (Agave cantala), plant of the family Asparagaceae and its fibre, belonging to the leaf fibre group.

Abaca, (Musa textilis), plant of the family Musaceae, and its fibre, which is second in importance among the leaf fibre group.

Abaca (Musa textilis), plant of the family Musaceae, and its fibre, which is second in importance among the leaf fibre group.

Phormium, Portuguese formio, (species Phormium tenax), a plant of the day lily family, Hemerocallidaceae, and its fibre, belonging to the leaf fibre group.

Leaf fibre is mainly obtained from sword-shaped leaves that are thick, fleshy, and often hard-surfaced, such as those of plants of the agave family (Agavaceae), a major source.

Older leaf fibres are used to make mats and baskets.

Abaca fibre, unlike most other leaf fibres, is obtained from the plant leaf stalks (petioles).

Kapok and plants producing stem or leaf fibres, such as sisal, are extensively grown.

Commercially useful leaf fibres include abaca, cantala, henequen, Mauritius hemp, phormium, and sisal.

Leaf fibres are chiefly employed for such cordage as rope and twine.