Maguey Synonyms

Maguey Sentence Examples

• The pulque industry is located on the plateau surrounding the city of Mexico, the most productive district being the high, sandy, arid plain of Apam, in the state of Hidalgo, where the " maguey " (A gave americana) finds favourable conditions for its growth - a dry calcareous surface with moisture sufficiently near to be reached by its roots.

• Of the 208 plantations in the state of Hidalgo in 1897, 129 were devoted to maguey.

• Nipa, made from the fibre of the agave or maguey plant and worn by women, is less common.

• The town has large groves of coco-nut trees, and its principal industries are the cultivation of Indian corn and maguey and fishing.

• The most familiar species is Agave americana (see fig.), a native of tropical America, the so-called century plant or American aloe (the maguey of Mexico).