Maguey Definition

mə-gā, măgwā
magueys
noun
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.
Webster's New World
Any of several other plants (genus Furcraea) of the same family.
Webster's New World
Any of several kinds of tough fibers from these plants.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Agave atrovirens
  • Agave cantala
  • cantala

Other Word Forms of Maguey

Noun

Singular:
maguey
Plural:
magueys

Origin of Maguey

  • From Spanish maguey, from Taino maguey.

    From Wiktionary

  • Spanish of Cariban origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Maguey Sentence Examples

  • The pulque industry is located on the plateau surrounding the city of Mexico, the most productive district being the high, sandy, arid plain of Apam, in the state of Hidalgo, where the " maguey " (A gave americana) finds favourable conditions for its growth - a dry calcareous surface with moisture sufficiently near to be reached by its roots.

  • Of the 208 plantations in the state of Hidalgo in 1897, 129 were devoted to maguey.

  • Nipa, made from the fibre of the agave or maguey plant and worn by women, is less common.

  • The town has large groves of coco-nut trees, and its principal industries are the cultivation of Indian corn and maguey and fishing.

  • The most familiar species is Agave americana (see fig.), a native of tropical America, the so-called century plant or American aloe (the maguey of Mexico).

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