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
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
