Word: papoula
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...other cordage, the Hemisphere has a wealth of fibers. Chief commercial ones are sisal and henequen, which grow more or less prolifically in Yucatan, Cuba, Haiti, other parts of Latin America. Exotic fibers-caroa, guaxima, papoula de Sao Francisco from Brazil, cabuya from Ecuador, pita and fique from Colombia-might replace jute and hemp if they could be produced and processed in sufficient quantity (which would involve new machinery, labor, transportation...
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