Definition of Agave tequilana

1. Noun. Mexican plant used especially for making tequila.

Terms within: Tequila
Generic synonyms: Agave, American Aloe, Century Plant
Group relationships: Genus Agave

Lexicographical Neighbors of Agave Tequilana

Agastache nepetoides
Agastya
Agatha
Agatha Christie
Agathis
Agathis alba
Agathis australis
Agathis dammara
Agathis lanceolata
Agathis robusta
Agavaceae
Agave americana
Agave atrovirens
Agave cantala
Agave sisalana
Agave tequilana
Agdestis
Agdistis
Age of Enlightenment
Age of Fishes
Age of Mammals
Age of Man
Age of Reason
Age of Reptiles
Agee
Agelaius
Agelaius phoeniceus
Agene
Agenise
Agenize

Literary usage of Agave tequilana

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1907)
"In appearance it very closely resembles Tequila azul, agave tequilana, but it is not used in eastern Mexico for the production of " tequila wine. ..."

2. Hollywood & the Best of Los Angeles Alive! by Robert White, Phyllis White (2002)
"The century plant is a close cousin of agave tequilana, which grows in Mexico, the source of the elixir so popular here: tequila. Los Angeles has the lowest ..."

3. Botanisches Zentralblatt: Referierendes Organ für das Gesamtgebiet der Botanik by Botanischer Verein in München, Deutsche Botanische Gesellschaft, Berlin (1907)
"... and spines with „Tequila azul", agave tequilana Web. which is cultivated extensi- vely near Tequila, Jalisco, for making the liquor called „Tequila". ..."

4. Environmental And Energy Products: The Benefits of Liberalising Trade edited by Organización de Cooperación y Desarrollo Económico (2006)
"The category also includes maguey and cantala, obtained from Agave cantala (Philippines or Indonesia), or agave tequilana (Mexico) and pita (Agave ..."

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