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Maguey

Maguey Meaning & Definition
Maguey Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Maguey?

[n] Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine
[n] Mexican plant used especially for making pulque the source of the colorless Mexican liquor mescal

Synonyms | Synonyms for Maguey: Agave atrovirens | Agave cantala | cantala

Related Terms | Find terms related to Maguey:

See Also | agave | American aloe | century plant | genus Agave | mescal | pulque

Maguey In Webster's Dictionary

\Mag"uey\, n. [Sp. maguey, Mexican maguei and metl.] (Bot.) The century plant, a species of {Agave} ({A. Americana}). See {Agave}.

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