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Definition of Agave atrovirens
1. Noun. Mexican plant used especially for making pulque which is the source of the colorless Mexican liquor, mescal.
Exact synonyms: Maguey
Terms within: Pulque, Mescal
Generic synonyms: Agave, American Aloe, Century Plant
Group relationships: Genus Agave
Terms within: Pulque, Mescal
Generic synonyms: Agave, American Aloe, Century Plant
Group relationships: Genus Agave
Lexicographical Neighbors of Agave Atrovirens
Literary usage of Agave atrovirens
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Gartenflora: Monatsschrift Fur Deutsche und Schweizerische Garten- und by Eduard Regel (1902)
"In ihrer Heimat erreicht die agave atrovirens ganz enorme Dimensionen, wie man
sie bei uns nur ganz vereinzelt in den Gewächshäusern findet. ..."
2. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1907)
"... agave atrovirens, A. collina, A. Potosina, A. Tequilana and A. vivipara,
growing in central Mexico. The introduction of fiber-cleaning machinery in the ..."
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