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maguey (mag′wā′; Sp mä ge′ē)

noun

  1. any of a number of fleshy-leaved, fiber-yielding agaves of the SW U.S., Mexico, and Central America; esp., the century plant and species used in making rope, pulque, and tequila
  2. any of several other plants (genus Furcraea) of the same family
  3. any of several kinds of tough fibers from these plants

Etymology: Sp < Taino

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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