maguey Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun Mexican plant used especially for making pulque which is the source of the colorless Mexican liquor, mescal
    Agave atrovirens.
  2. noun Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine
    cantala; Agave cantala.

WordNet

Mag"uey noun
Etymology
Sp. maguey, Mexican maguei and metl.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) The century plant, a species of Agave (A. Americana). See Agave.

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