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nountropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber
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Definition that contains agave
- tequila Mexican liquor made from fermented juices of an agave plant
- pulque fermented Mexican drink from juice of various agave plants especially the maguey
- dracaena an agave that is often cultivated for its decorative foliage
- genus sansevieria Old World tropical herbaceous perennial of the agave family; in some classifications considered a genus of Liliaceae
- manila maguey hard fiber used in making coarse twine; from Philippine agave plants
- cantala hard fiber used in making coarse twine; from Philippine agave plants
- cebu maguey hard fiber used in making coarse twine; from Philippine agave plants