Any of several giant, fleshy-leaved agaves of Mexico and the south-western United States; esp. the American aloe, Agave americana. Frequently attrib…

The maguey or American aloe, Agave americana.

Botany. Any of various bulbous African, Mediterranean, and South Asian plants of the genus Pancratium (family Amaryllidaceae), bearing umbels of…

Frequently with distinguishing word. Any of various other plants supposed to resemble those of the genus Aloe; esp. (more fully American aloe) a…

Any of these fibre-yielding plants.

Any of various plants of the genus Agave, of Mexico and the south-western United States; esp. any of several large agaves with paniculate…

Caribbean (chiefly Barbados). Any of various kinds of century plant (genus Agave), which are remarkable for their very long, pole-shaped…

Any of numerous plants constituting the genus Agave (family Agavaceae), comprising perennial succulents native chiefly to the southern United…

a South African bulbous plant, Boophane disticha (family Amaryllidaceae), the source of an arrow poison.

A small, bulbous, perennial plant of the genus Gethyllis, belonging to the family Amaryllidaceæ, and bearing fragrant white flowers and an…

A tropical American plant of the genus so named, closely related to Agave and belonging to the family Amaryllidaceæ.

Any of various bulbous plants of the genus Zephyranthes (family Amaryllidaceae), native to the warmer regions of the Americas and widely cultivated…

an agave (some of which mature very slowly and take a number of years to come into flower); esp. Agave americana.

the button-like top of the cactus Lophophora williamsii, dried and usually eaten or chewed for its hallucinogenic effects; (also) the cactus itself…

the maguey from the sap of which tequila is made.