maguey, a native drum.
"The Arawack Language of Guiana in its Linguistic and Ethnological Relations"
Daniel G. Brinton
These poles were nothing else than the long flower-stalks of the maguey or American aloe, as no other wood of sufficient length grew in the vicinity.
"Popular Adventure Tales"
Mayne Reid
In many parts of the Andes, where the soil is barren, the wild maguey is almost the only vegetation to be seen, and in such places the Indians use it as food.
"Popular Adventure Tales"
Mayne Reid