maguey (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *maguey*:
NOUN	plant	maguey, Agave atrovirens	Mexican plant used especially for making pulque which is the source of the colorless Mexican liquor, mescal
plant	maguey, cantala, Agave cantala	Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine

English > *maguey*: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Mexican plant used especially for making pulque which is the source of the colorless Mexican liquor, mescal.
Synonym	Agave atrovirens
Member of	genus Agave	type genus of the Agavaceae
Broader	agave, century plant, American aloe	Tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes
Substances	mescal	A colorless Mexican liquor distilled from fermented juices of certain desert plants of the genus Agavaceae (especially the century plant)
Substances	pulque	fermented Mexican drink from juice of various agave plants especially the maguey
Spanish	maguey
Catalan	maguei

English > *maguey*: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaning	Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine.
Synonyms	cantala, Agave cantala
Member of	genus Agave	type genus of the Agavaceae
Broader	agave, century plant, American aloe	Tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes
Spanish	maguey
Catalan	maguei

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