HyperDic: maguey

Español > 3 sentidos de la palabra *maguey*:
NOMBRE	plant	maguey, agave, cabuya, pita	tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes
	plant	maguey	Mexican plant used especially for making pulque which is the source of the colorless Mexican liquor, mescal
	plant	maguey	Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine

Español > *maguey*: 3 sentidos > nombre 1, plant
Sentido	Tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber.
Sinónimos	agave, cabuya, pita
Miembro de	agavaceae	chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants
Específico	agave, pita	Widely cultivated American monocarpic plant with greenish-white flowers on a tall stalk
	dracaena	An agave that is often cultivated for its decorative foliage
	maguey	Mexican plant used especially for making pulque which is the source of the colorless Mexican liquor, mescal
	maguey	Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine
	sansevieria	Grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fiber
	sisal	Mexican or West Indian plant with large fleshy leaves yielding a stiff fiber used in e.g. rope
General	planta xerófila, xerófila, xerófito	plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water
Inglés	agave, century plant, American aloe
Catalán	agave, atzavara, pita

Español > *maguey*: 3 sentidos > nombre 2, plant
Sentido	Mexican plant used especially for making pulque which is the source of the colorless Mexican liquor, mescal.
Miembro de	genus agave	type genus of the Agavaceae
General	agave, cabuya, maguey, pita	Tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes
Substancias	mescal, mezcal	A colorless Mexican liquor distilled from fermented juices of certain desert plants of the genus Agavaceae (especially the century plant)
Substancias	pulque	fermented Mexican drink from juice of various agave plants especially the maguey
Inglés	maguey, Agave atrovirens
Catalán	maguei

Español > *maguey*: 3 sentidos > nombre 3, plant
Sentido	Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine.
Miembro de	genus agave	type genus of the Agavaceae
General	agave, cabuya, maguey, pita	Tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes
Inglés	maguey, cantala, Agave cantala
Catalán	maguei

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