juamave

noun

jua·​ma·​ve

(h)wəˈmävē

variants or less commonly juamave istle

plural -s

: a high-grade istle derived from a Mexican agave (Agave funkiana) and characterized by long pale flexible fibers

Word History

Etymology

perhaps irregular from Jaumave, town in eastern Mexico

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