MAGUEY


Meaning of MAGUEY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mə-ˈgā ]

noun

Etymology: Spanish, from Taino

Date: 1555

1. : any of various fleshy-leaved agaves (as the century plant)

2. : any of several hard fibers derived from magueys ; especially : cantala

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