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Fique, the Glossary

Index Fique

Fique is a natural fibre that grows in the leaves of plants in the genus Furcraea.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 48 relations: Alcoholic beverage, Arriero, Avocado, Bag, Barichara, Bean, Beetle, Bixa orellana, Boil, Cochineal, Coffee, Coffee production in Colombia, Colombian handicrafts, Copper, Dagua, Diaspis bromeliae, Dutch Brazil, Dutch Republic, Erythricium salmonicolor, Espadrille, Eucalyptus, Flour, Food, Fungicide, Fungus, Furcraea, Hammock, Horse, Juan Valdez, Louse, Mattress, Mauritius, Natural fiber, Nitrogen, Opossum, Pack animal, Panela, Paper, Pernambuco, Pickling, Polypropylene, Rice, Saint Helena, Silicate, Soap, Spanish Empire, Tapestry, Valle del Cauca Department.

  2. Biodegradable materials
  3. Crops originating from Colombia
  4. Crops originating from Peru
  5. Crops originating from South America
  6. Furcraea

Alcoholic beverage

An alcoholic beverage (also called an adult beverage, alcoholic drink, strong drink, or simply a drink) is a beverage containing alcohol.

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Arriero

An arriero, muleteer, or more informally a muleskinner (arriero; tropeiro) is a person who transports goods using pack animals, especially mules. Fique and arriero are Culture of Colombia.

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Avocado

The avocado, alligator pear or avocado pear (Persea americana) is a medium-sized, evergreen tree in the laurel family (Lauraceae). Fique and avocado are Crops originating from South America.

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Bag

A bag (also known regionally as a sack) is a common tool in the form of a non-rigid container, typically made of cloth, leather, paper, or plastic.

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Barichara

Barichara is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia.

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Bean

A bean is the seed of several plants in the family Fabaceae, which are used as vegetables for human or animal food.

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Beetle

Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera, in the superorder Holometabola.

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Bixa orellana

Bixa orellana, also known as achiote, is a shrub or small tree native to Central America. Fique and Bixa orellana are Crops originating from Peru.

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Boil

A boil, also called a furuncle, is a deep folliculitis, which is an infection of the hair follicle.

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Cochineal

The cochineal (Dactylopius coccus) is a scale insect in the suborder Sternorrhyncha, from which the natural dye carmine is derived.

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Coffee

Coffee is a beverage brewed from roasted coffee beans.

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Coffee production in Colombia

Coffee production in Colombia has a reputation for producing mild, well-balanced coffee beans.

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Colombian handicrafts

Colombian handicraft (artesanía colombiana) history can be traced back to the Stone Age to the lithic instruments in El Abra stadial. Fique and colombian handicrafts are Culture of Colombia.

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Copper

Copper is a chemical element; it has symbol Cu and atomic number 29.

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Dagua

Dagua is a town and municipality located in the Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia.

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Diaspis bromeliae

Diaspis bromeliae is a species of armored scale insect in the family Diaspididae.

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Dutch Brazil

Dutch Brazil (Nederlands-Brazilië), also known as New Holland (Nieuw-Holland), was a colony of the Dutch Republic in the northeastern portion of modern-day Brazil, controlled from 1630 to 1654 during Dutch colonization of the Americas.

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Dutch Republic

The United Provinces of the Netherlands, officially the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) and commonly referred to in historiography as the Dutch Republic, was a confederation that existed from 1579 until the Batavian Revolution in 1795.

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Erythricium salmonicolor

Erythricium salmonicolor is a species of fungus in the family Corticiaceae.

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Espadrille

Espadrilles (Spanish: alpargatas or esparteñas; Catalan: espardenyes; Basque: espartinak, French: espadrilles) are casual, rope-soled, flat but sometimes high-heeled shoes.

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Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus is a genus of more than 700 species of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae.

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Flour

Flour is a powder made by grinding raw grains, roots, beans, nuts, or seeds.

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Food

Food is any substance consumed by an organism for nutritional support.

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Fungicide

Fungicides are pesticides used to kill parasitic fungi or their spores.

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Fungus

A fungus (fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms.

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Furcraea

Furcraea is a genus of succulent plants belonging to the family Asparagaceae, native to tropical regions of Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and northern South America.

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Hammock

A hammock, from Spanish hamaca, borrowed from Taíno and Arawak hamaka, is a sling made of fabric, rope, or netting, suspended between two or more points, used for swinging, sleeping, or resting.

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Horse

The horse (Equus ferus caballus) is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal.

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Juan Valdez

Juan Valdez is a fictional character who has appeared in advertisements for the National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia since 1958, representing a Colombian coffee farmer. The advertisements were designed by the Doyle Dane Bernbach ad agency, with the goal of distinguishing 100%-Colombian coffee from coffee blended with beans from other countries. Fique and Juan Valdez are Culture of Colombia.

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Louse

Louse (lice) is the common name for any member of the clade Phthiraptera, which contains nearly 5,000 species of wingless parasitic insects.

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Mattress

A mattress is a large, usually rectangular pad for supporting a lying person.

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Mauritius

Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, about off the southeastern coast of East Africa, east of Madagascar.

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Natural fiber

Natural fibers or natural fibres (see spelling differences) are fibers that are produced by geological processes, or from the bodies of plants or animals.

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Nitrogen

Nitrogen is a chemical element; it has symbol N and atomic number 7.

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Opossum

Opossums are members of the marsupial order Didelphimorphia endemic to the Americas.

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Pack animal

A pack animal, also known as a sumpter animal or beast of burden, is an individual or type of working animal used by humans as means of transporting materials by attaching them so their weight bears on the animal's back, in contrast to draft animals which pull loads but do not carry them.

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Panela

Panela or rapadura (Portuguese pronunciation) is an unrefined whole cane sugar, typical of Latin America.

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Paper

Paper is a thin sheet material produced by mechanically or chemically processing cellulose fibres derived from wood, rags, grasses, or other vegetable sources in water, draining the water through a fine mesh leaving the fibre evenly distributed on the surface, followed by pressing and drying. Fique and Paper are Biodegradable materials.

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Pernambuco

Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country.

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Pickling

Pickling is the process of preserving or extending the shelf life of food by either anaerobic fermentation in brine or immersion in vinegar.

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Polypropylene

Polypropylene (PP), also known as polypropene, is a thermoplastic polymer used in a wide variety of applications.

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Rice

Rice is a cereal grain and in its domesticated form is the staple food of over half of the world's population, particularly in Asia and Africa.

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Saint Helena

Saint Helena is one of the three constituent parts of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, a remote British overseas territory.

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Silicate

A silicate is any member of a family of polyatomic anions consisting of silicon and oxygen, usually with the general formula, where.

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Soap

Soap is a salt of a fatty acid (sometimes other carboxylic acids) used for cleaning and lubricating products as well as other applications.

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Spanish Empire

The Spanish Empire, sometimes referred to as the Hispanic Monarchy or the Catholic Monarchy, was a colonial empire that existed between 1492 and 1976.

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Tapestry

Tapestry is a form of textile art, traditionally woven by hand on a loom.

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Valle del Cauca Department

Valle del Cauca, or Cauca Valley, is a department in western Colombia abutting the Pacific Ocean.

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See also

Biodegradable materials

Crops originating from Colombia

Crops originating from Peru

Crops originating from South America

Furcraea

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fique

Also known as Cabuyo.