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Mescal

A distilled liquor prepared in Mexico from a species of agave. See Agave.

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Booze 76% connected

To drink greedily or immoderately, esp. alcoholic liquor; to tipple.

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Cactus 76% connected

Any plant of the order Cactacae, as the prickly pear and the night-blooming cereus. See Cereus. They usually have leafless stems and branches, often…

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Liquor 76% connected

Any liquid substance, as water, milk, blood, sap, juice, or the like.

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Maguey 70% connected

The century plant, a species of Agave (A. Americana). See Agave.

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Mezcal 92% connected

Same as Mescal.

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Agave noun · 78% connection

A genus of plants (order Amaryllidaceae) of which the chief species is the maguey or century plant (A. Americana), wrongly called Aloe…

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Amadou noun · 78% connection

A spongy, combustible substance, prepared from fungus (Boletus and Polyporus) which grows on old trees; German tinder; punk. It has be…

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Amaryllis noun · 78% connection

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

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Brandy noun · 78% connection

A strong alcoholic liquor distilled from wine. The name is also given to spirit distilled from other liquors, and in the United States…

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Bull brier unknown · 78% connection

A species of Smilax (S. Pseudo-China) growing from New Jersey to the Gulf of Mexico, which has very large tuberous and farinaceous roo…

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Cochineal unknown · 78% connection

A dyestuff consisting of the dried bodies of females of the Coccus cacti, an insect native in Mexico, Central America, etc., and found…

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Crapulous adjective · 78% connection

Surcharged with liquor; sick from excessive indulgence in liquor; drunk; given to excesses.

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Crude superl. · 78% connection

In its natural state; not cooked or prepared by fire or heat; undressed; not altered, refined, or prepared for use by any artificial p…

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Devilfish noun · 78% connection

A huge ray (Manta birostris / Cephaloptera vampyrus) of the Gulf of Mexico and Southern Atlantic coasts. Several other related species…

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Dish noun · 78% connection

a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"

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Distillable adjective · 78% connection

Capable of being distilled; especially, capable of being distilled without chemical change or decomposition; as, alcohol is distillabl…

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Dracaena noun · 78% connection

an agave that is often cultivated for its decorative foliage

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Fleshy superl. · 78% connection

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

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Gama grass unknown · 78% connection

A species of grass (Tripsacum dactyloides) tall, stout, and exceedingly productive; cultivated in the West Indies, Mexico, and the Sou…

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Gin noun · 78% connection

A strong alcoholic liquor, distilled from rye and barley, and flavored with juniper berries; -- also called Hollands and Holland gin,…

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Grouper noun · 78% connection

One of several species of valuable food fishes of the genus Epinephelus, of the family Serranidae, as the red grouper, or brown snappe…

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Ixtli noun · 78% connection

A Mexican name for a variety of Agave rigida, which furnishes a strong coarse fiber; also, the fiber itself, which is called also pita…

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Jeniquen noun · 78% connection

A Mexican name for the Sisal hemp (Agave rigida, var. Sisalana); also, its fiber.

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