Agave

see also
Pulque

agave
NOUN:		A genus of plants (scientific name: Agave) of which the chief species is the maguey or century plant. Attaining maturity, it produces a gigantic flower stem.
ETYMOLOGY:		From Ancient Greek Ἀγαυή (Agauē, “Agave”) from ἀγαυός (“noble, illustrious”).
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Ancient Mexican spirit, Pulque, back in fashion -- BBC News (07 September 2011)

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Agave

Agave americana

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Plantae
clade:	Angiosperms
clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subamily:	Agavoideae
Genus:	Agave
Species:	full listing

Wikipedia

Agave History -- International Organic Agave Alliance (IOAA)
The Agave Page -- The Succulent Plant Page, R.J. Hodgkiss
Aztec, Maya & Inca foods -- Food Timeline
Coe, Sophie D. America's First Cuisines. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1994.

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Red-root Amaranth (A. retroflexus) --
from Thomé
Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz
1885

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