maguey

[ mag-wey, muh-gey; Spanish mah-gey ]

/ ˈmæg weɪ, məˈgeɪ; Spanish mɑˈgeɪ /

any of several plants of the genus Agave, of the agave family, especially the cantala, A. cantala.

the fiber from these plants.

a rope made from this or a similar fiber.

Origin of maguey

1545–55; < Spanish < Taino

First of all maguey plants have to be collected, and wine made, as this is indispensable to the success of the undertaking.

Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) |Carl Lumholtz
The maguey is a plant belonging to the class vulgarly called evergreen.

De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) |Trans. by Francis Augustus MacNutt
They were then tied upon poles of maguey, and set upright over the carcasses, so as to dangle and dance about in the wind.

The Hunters' Feast |Mayne Reid
He called the country Fusang, from the name of an abundant plant,—the Mexican "maguey," or American aloe.

America Discovered by the Welsh in 1170 A.D. |Benjamin Franklin Bowen

Elections in the land of revolution and maguey are to be held on Sunday.

Diplomatic Days |Edith O'Shaughnessy

maguey

/ (ˈmæɡweɪ) /

any of various tropical American agave plants of the genera Agave or Furcraea, esp one that yields a fibre or is used in making an alcoholic beverage

the fibre from any of these plants, used esp for rope

C16: Spanish, from Taino