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maguey

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Del Maguey makes a lot more than Vida, and if you get a chance (GP), look for a bar that has a flight of Del Maguey, you'll be surprised at the diversity.

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Quick take

Any of various large agaves of Mexico and the southern US, especially the American aloe, Agave americana.

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noun

Any of various large agaves of Mexico and the southern US, especially the American aloe, Agave americana.

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Example sentences

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Del Maguey makes a lot more than Vida, and if you get a chance (GP), look for a bar that has a flight of Del Maguey, you'll be surprised at the diversity.

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In that light, an app for identifying + tracking maguey isn't really gonna help.

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It sounded like there's an enormous problem with overcultivation of maguey — a plant that needs 30-some years to mature in some cases.

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I have tasted maguey worm and crickets, and they are both quite good.

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Del Maguey Vida is probably the most common mezcal.

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I thought maybe an app that could identify + track maguey would help.

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For example, in the Kansas City, Missouri region you'll see this both in the sit-down tex-mex chain-restaurant El Maguey as well as smaller sit-down cafes (the one that's coming to mind is City Diner, which is by the River Market).

Quote examples

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I picked up a bottle from Del Maguey, the first company to import "single village" mezcal to the U.

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How do you use maguey in a sentence?

Del Maguey makes a lot more than Vida, and if you get a chance (GP), look for a bar that has a flight of Del Maguey, you'll be surprised at the diversity.

What does maguey mean?

Any of various large agaves of Mexico and the southern US, especially the American aloe, Agave americana.

What part of speech is maguey?

maguey is commonly used as noun.