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Definition of Agave tequilana
1. Noun. Mexican plant used especially for making tequila.
Generic synonyms: Agave, American Aloe, Century Plant
Group relationships: Genus Agave
Lexicographical Neighbors of Agave Tequilana
Literary usage of Agave tequilana
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1907)
"In appearance it very closely resembles Tequila azul, Agave tequilana, but it is
not used in eastern Mexico for the production of " tequila wine. ..."
2. Hollywood & the Best of Los Angeles Alive! by Robert White, Phyllis White (2002)
"The century plant is a close cousin of Agave tequilana, which grows in Mexico,
the source of the elixir so popular here: tequila. Los Angeles has the lowest ..."
3. Botanisches Zentralblatt: Referierendes Organ für das Gesamtgebiet der Botanik by Botanischer Verein in München, Deutsche Botanische Gesellschaft, Berlin (1907)
"... and spines with „Tequila azul", Agave tequilana Web. which is cultivated
extensi- vely near Tequila, Jalisco, for making the liquor called „Tequila". ..."
4. Environmental And Energy Products: The Benefits of Liberalising Trade edited by Organización de Cooperación y Desarrollo Económico (2006)
"The category also includes maguey and cantala, obtained from Agave cantala (Philippines
or Indonesia), or Agave tequilana (Mexico) and pita (Agave ..."
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