Maguey: alternatives and connections

A North American herb (Heuchera Americana) of the Saxifrage family, whose root has astringent properties.

A family of plants much esteemed for their beauty, including the narcissus, jonquil, daffodil, agave, and others.

A genus of trees of the Olive family, having opposite pinnate leaves, many of the species furnishing valuable timber, as the European…

A grallatorial bird, of the genus Recurvirostra; the scooper. The bill is long and bend upward toward the tip. The American species is…

A carnivorous quadruped of the genus Meles or of an allied genus. It is a burrowing animal, with short, thick legs, and long claws on…

The American widgeon (Anas Americana).

The bass (Tilia) or its wood; especially, T. Americana. See Bass, the lime tree.

The American avocet (Recurvirostra Americana).

A plant (Veronica Beccabunga), with flowers, usually blue, in axillary racemes. The American species is V. Americana.

A small bird of the genus Certhia, allied to the wrens. The brown or common European creeper is C. familiaris, a variety of which (var…

The American black-throated bunting (Spiza Americana).

an agave that is often cultivated for its decorative foliage

A tree of the genus Ulmus, of several species, much used as a shade tree, particularly in America. The English elm is Ulmus campestris…

Composed of firm pulp; succulent; as, the houseleek, cactus, and agave are fleshy plants.

The edible fruit of a West Indian tree (Genipa Americana) of the order Rubiaceae. It is oval in shape, as a large as a small orange, o…

A duck (Glaucionetta clangula), found in Northern Europe, Asia, and America. The American variety (var. Americana) is larger. Called w…

The American larch (Larix Americana), a coniferous tree with slender deciduous leaves; also, its heavy, close-grained timber. Called a…

A shrub or small tree of the genus Corylus, as the C. avellana, bearing a nut containing a kernel of a mild, farinaceous taste; the fi…