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Definition of: maguey
(mag′wā, Sp. mä·gā′ē) noun
1. Any of various Mexican agave plants with fleshy leaves and edible cabbage-like heads, especially the century plant (Agave americana) and the pulque agave (A. atrovirens).
2. A fiber, plant (genus Furcraea) related to the agave.
3. The fiber of these plants. [<Sp., prob. <Taino]
(Leaves up to 6 feet long; 8 to 10 inches broad)
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