Dictionary:

cantala

  (kăn-tä'lə)

1. A species of agave (Agave cantala) cultivated chiefly in warm regions of the Old World for its leaf fibers.
2. The fiber of this plant, used for twine, rope, and nets.

[New Latin, specific epithet, perhaps from Sanskrit kaṇṭalaḥ, babul, from kaṇṭaḥ, thorn.]

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: hard fiber used in making coarse twine; from Philippine agave plants
  Synonyms: Cebu maguey, manila maguey

Meaning #2: Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine
  Synonyms: maguey, Agave cantala