fibre vs manila maguey

manila maguey vs fibre

fibre and manila maguey both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fibre	Yes	No	No	No
manila maguey	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, manila maguey is a hyponym of fibre; that is, manila maguey is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fibre:

fibre: a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
manila maguey: hard fiber used in making coarse twine; from Philippine agave plants

Other hyponyms of fibre include beard, byssus, bristle, glass fiber, glass fibre, optical fiber, optical fibre, nerve fiber, nerve fibre, spindle, loofa, loofah, loufah sponge, luffa, cantala, Cebu maguey, bassine, coir, raffia, string, fibril, filament, strand, lint, man-made fiber, synthetic fiber, natural fiber, natural fibre, oakum, raveling, ravelling.

fibre (noun)	manila maguey (noun)
a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth	hard fiber used in making coarse twine; from Philippine agave plants
the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber)
coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis
a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn

Difference between fibre and manila maguey

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