"Maguey" is a word in ENGLISH
The century plant, a species of Agave (A. Americana). See
Agave.
Akin to the idea that time is money is the concept, less spoken but as commonly assumed, that we may be adequately represented by money. The giving of money has thus become our characteristic virtue. But to give is not to do. The money is given in lieu of action, thought, care, time.
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A genus of plants (order Amaryllidaceae) of which the chief species is the maguey or century plant (A. Americana), wrongly …
Read the complete definitionA family of plants much esteemed for their beauty, including the narcissus, jonquil, daffodil, agave, and others.
Read the complete definitionbandéra espanyóla - (Sp. bandera española) A kind of plant that somewhat resembles maguey or agave.
Read the complete definitionComposed of firm pulp; succulent; as, the houseleek, cactus, and agave are fleshy plants.
Read the complete definitiongúnhaw - To rot, spoil, etc. See gúnghaw id. gúnit. To break hemp, scutch, to separate fibre by beating, tear …
Read the complete definitionA Mexican name for a variety of Agave rigida, which furnishes a strong coarse fiber; also, the fiber itself, which …
Read the complete definitionA Mexican name for the Sisal hemp (Agave rigida, var. Sisalana); also, its fiber.
Read the complete definitionmagay n maguey, cultivated as a source of sisal fiber: Agave cantala or sisalana. () v [A] make into sisal …
Read the complete definitionmagí - Maguey, agave, century plant that yields a fibre used in the manufacture of ropes and clothes. (cf. píta).
Read the complete definitionA distilled liquor prepared in Mexico from a species of agave. See Agave.
Read the complete definitionpíta - (Sp. pita) Agave, century plant. (cf. magí).
Read the complete definitionA fiber obtained from the Agave Americana and other related species, -- used for making cordage and paper. Called also …
Read the complete definitionAn intoxicating Mexican drink. See Agave.
Read the complete definitionsinamáy - A light fabric made of hemp, agave, etc. and often elaborately decorated with multicoloured designs. (cf. sámay, linágo).
Read the complete definitionThe prepared fiber of the Agave Americana, or American aloe, used for cordage; -- so called from Sisal, a port …
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