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Definition of Maguey
1. Noun. Mexican plant used especially for making pulque which is the source of the colorless Mexican liquor, mescal.
Terms within: Pulque, Mescal
Generic synonyms: Agave, American Aloe, Century Plant
Group relationships: Genus Agave
2. Noun. Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine.
Generic synonyms: Agave, American Aloe, Century Plant
Group relationships: Genus Agave
Definition of Maguey
1. n. The century plant, a species of Agave (A. Americana). See Agave.
Definition of Maguey
1. Noun. Any of various large agaves of Mexico and the southern US, especially the American aloe, ''Agave americana''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Maguey
1. a tropical plant [n -GUEYS]
Medical Definition of Maguey
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Maguey
Literary usage of Maguey
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journeys of Observation by Thomas Arthur Rickard (1907)
"This part of Mexico is largely given to the cultivation of the maguey or aloe,
the agave Mexicana. Just beyond Apam the valley widens, becoming one immense ..."
2. The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal by Stephen Denison Peet (1900)
"ing maguey paper we have a capital early authority in Motolinia- He says: Good
... Paper was still made from maguey in 1580 at Culhuacan, near the City of ..."
3. Mexico: Its Peasants and Its Priests: Or, Adventures and Historical by Robert Anderson Wilson (1856)
"The many uses of the maguey.—The intoxicating juice of the maguey.—Pulque.—Immense
Consumption of Pulque.—City of Perote.—Castle of San Carlos de Perote. ..."
4. Official Catalogue of Exhibitors (1915)
"maguey Rope. Municipality of Palo Gordo — Palo Gordo. San Mareos. maguey Rope.
... maguey Line. Municipality of Santa Maria — Sania Maria. s i. ..."
5. Myths and Legends of Flowers, Trees, Fruits, and Plants in All Ages and in by Charles Montgomery Skinner (1911)
"maguey maguey, or agave, is often known as the century plant, ... Miles of country
are covered by the maguey, for it has a commercial value in that it is ..."
6. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican: A Historical, Geographical, Political by Brantz Mayer (1852)
"THE OLIVE VINE CHILE PEPPER TOMATO FRIJOL maguey. maguey ESTATES. MAK ING PULQUE.
ALOES CACTI. Sun, seasons, temperature, soils and moisture ..."
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