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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of various large agaves of Mexico and the southern US, especially the American aloe, Agave americana.

   "Tequilla and mescal are similar, both liquors being distilled fom the maguey plant."

2. 2
   Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine wordnet
3. 3
   Mexican plant used especially for making pulque which is the source of the colorless Mexican liquor, mescal wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

agaveagave atrovirensagave cantalaamerican aloecantalacentury plant

Example

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"Tequilla and mescal are similar, both liquors being distilled fom the maguey plant."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maguey, from Taíno *mawei.

Related phrases

Cebu magueymaguey wormred maguey wormwhite maguey wormamerican aloe

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