资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Sisal grass \Si*sal" grass`\, Sisal hemp \Si*sal" hemp`\,
   The prepared fiber of the {Agave Americana}, or American
   aloe, used for cordage; -- so called from Sisal, a port in
   Yucatan. See {Sisal hemp}, under {Hemp}.