Maguey, << MAG way or mah GAY, >> is the name given to several kinds of agave plants that grow in Mexico. The name is usually used for the pulque agave. Mexicans often drink the juice of this plant. They use it to make pulque (a fermented drink) and tequila (a distilled liquor). The plant’s leaves are green with gray spines, and may grow 9 feet (3 meters) long and 1 foot (30 centimeters) wide. The greenish flowers grow on stalks 20 feet (6 meters) high. People often eat parts of the stems and flowers. See also Agave .
