maguey
noun
magueys
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pluralof maguey.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The following spring, all the magueys on the hill sprouted stalks that bore the graffiti that declared their eternal love, a bit of magical realism that’s also one of the great reveals in ranchera history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2021
I imagine those who wash our clothing and bedding then carefully drape it over magueys to dry.
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
With this I could have brought her up on open ground, but we were running up a narrow lane, and on each side was a treble row of magueys, forming a most fearful-looking chevaux-de-frise!
From The Guerilla Chief And other Tales by Mayne Reid
They had passed the boy as he lay concealed among some magueys; he had heard their cries as they rushed past.
From The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse by Mayne Reid
There is a field of magueys, and beyond this you will find the forest.
From The Rifle Rangers by Mayne Reid
