maguey \mag"uey\, n. sp. maguey, mexican maguei and metl.
   bot.
   any of several species of agave, such as the century
   plant agave americana, a plant requiring many years to
   come to maturity and blossoming only once before dying; and
   the agave atrovirens, a mexican plant used especially for
   making pulque, the source of the colorless mexican liquor
   mescal; and the cantala agave cantala, a philippine
   plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine. see
   agave.
   1913 webster + wordnet 1.5

   2. a hard fibre used in making coarse twine, derived from the
      philippine agave cantala agave cantala; also called
      cantala.
      wordnet 1.5
see also:
agave century plant agave americana agave atrovirens pulque mescal 
cantala agave cantala 

cantala
     n 1: hard fiber used in making coarse twine; from philippine
          agave plants syn: cebu maguey, manila maguey
     2: philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse
        twine syn: maguey, agave cantala
see also:
cebu maguey manila maguey maguey agave cantala