Ma-guey', n.

(ma-gwā'), n. [Sp. maguey, Mexican ma-guei and metl.] (Bot.) A species of aloe (Agave Mexicana and Agave Americana), in Mexico, which furnished the natives with a material for their buildings. Its leaves were used for covering the roofs of their houses, and for paper, clothing, and cordage. From its juice is prepared a spirituous liquor called pulque.