Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun maguey

2 senses of maguey

Sense 1
maguey, Agave atrovirens -- (Mexican plant used especially for making pulque which is the source of the colorless Mexican liquor, mescal)
       => agave, century plant, American aloe -- (tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber)

Sense 2
maguey, cantala, Agave cantala -- (Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine)
       => agave, century plant, American aloe -- (tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber)