MAGUEY

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

Etymology

Noun

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