maguey, cantala, Agave cantala
(noun) Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine
maguey, Agave atrovirens
(noun) Mexican plant used especially for making pulque which is the source of the colorless Mexican liquor, mescal
Source: WordNet® 3.1
maguey (plural magueys)
Any of various large agaves of Mexico and the southern US, especially the American aloe, Agave americana.
Synonyms: agave, pita, century plant
Source: Wiktionary
Mag"uey, n. Etym: [Sp. maguey, Mexican maguei and metl.] (Bot.)
Definition: The century plant, a species of Agave (A. Americana). See Agave.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
