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Look up: maguey

  1. Maguey
    (Agave) This large group consists of rosette-forming succulents, which are usually short-stemmed, although some varieties will form stems up to 3 feet high. Agaves are mostly natives of Mexico, though some are found wild in the West Indies and a few in the United States. They may be planted outd...
    Found on http://www.botany.com/agave.htm

  2. maguey
    [n] - Mexican plant used especially for making pulque the source of the colorless Mexican liquor mescal 2. [n] - Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. maguey
    obtained from the Agave cantala (Philippines or Indonesia) or the Agave tequilana (Mexico) Category: Various industries and crafts
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  4. Maguey
    Mag'uey noun [ Spanish maguey , Mexican maguei and metl .] (Botany) The century plant, a species of Agave ( A. Americana ). See Agave .
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/7

  5. maguey
    <botany> The century plant, a species of Agave (A. Americana). See Agave. ... Origin: Sp. Maguey, Mexican maguei and metl. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  6. maguey
    noun Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  7. maguey
    noun Mexican plant used especially for making pulque which is the source of the colorless Mexican liquor, mescal
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  8. Maguey
    • (n.) The century plant, a species of Agave (A. Americana). See Agave.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  9. maguey
    fibre obtained from the leaf of the plant Agave lurida, a member of the Amaryllidaccae family and native to Mexico. It is shorter and stiffer than ... [1 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/m/12

  10. maguey
    maguey: see amaryllis.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A09158

  11. Maguey
    Maguey is a fibre derived from various species of American agave plants, and used for making rope.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  12. Maguey
    Agave. Miel de Agave. Agave Nectar.
    Found on http://www.mexgrocer.com/glossary.html



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