Hypernym

noun

tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber

Member_meronym

noun

type genus of the Agavaceae; in some classifications considered a genus of Amaryllidaceae

Substance_meronym

noun

fermented Mexican drink from juice of various agave plants especially the maguey

noun

a colorless Mexican liquor distilled from fermented juices of certain desert plants of the genus Agavaceae (especially the century plant)

maguey 1

noundomain: plant

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

Mexican plant used especially for making pulque which is the source of the colorless Mexican liquor, mescal

Synonyms

Agave atrovirens 1
Mexican plant used especially for making pulque which is the source of the colorless Mexican liquor, mescal

Member_holonym

noun

type genus of the Agavaceae; in some classifications considered a genus of Amaryllidaceae

Substance_holonym

noun

fermented Mexican drink from juice of various agave plants especially the maguey

noun

a colorless Mexican liquor distilled from fermented juices of certain desert plants of the genus Agavaceae (especially the century plant)