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n. Any of various American plants of the genus Agave, especially the century plant. Also called mescal.

n. Any of various plants of the related genus Furcraea.

n. The fiber obtained from any of these plants.

n. Any of various large agaves of Mexico and the southern US, especially the American aloe, Agave americana.

n. Any of several species of Agave, such as the century plant (Agave Americana), a plant requiring many years to come to maturity and blossoming only once before dying; and the Agave atrovirens, a Mexican plant used especially for making pulque, the source of the colorless Mexican liquor mescal; and the cantala (Agave cantala), a Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine. See agave.

n. A hard fibre used in making coarse twine, derived from the Philippine Agave cantala (Agave cantala); also called cantala.

n. The American aloe, Agave americana.

n. Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine

n. Mexican plant used especially for making pulque which is the source of the colorless Mexican liquor, mescal

"The Americanized name for maguey is century plant, and they are pretty common in the Southwest."

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