Definitions for magueyˈmæg weɪ, məˈgeɪ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
mag•ueyˈmæg weɪ, məˈgeɪ(n.)
any of several plants of the agave family, esp. the cantala
Agave cantala.
Category: Plants
any of various fibers related to or resembling cantala.
Category: Textiles
Origin of maguey:
1545–55; < Sp < Taino
Princeton's WordNet
maguey, Agave atrovirens(noun)
Mexican plant used especially for making pulque which is the source of the colorless Mexican liquor, mescal
maguey, cantala, Agave cantala(noun)
Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine
Wiktionary
maguey(Noun)
Any of various large agaves of Mexico and the southern US, especially the American aloe, Agave americana.
Origin: From maguey, from Taino maguey.
Webster Dictionary
Maguey(noun)
the century plant, a species of Agave (A. Americana). See Agave
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