【How-to】What is the spanish name for agave

agave, (genus Agave), genus of the some 200 species of the family Asparagaceae (formerly Agavaceae), native to arid and semiarid regions of the Americas, particularly Mexico, and the Caribbean. … The century plant, or maguey (A. americana), and blue agave are the primary sources of agave nectar, a syrupy sweetener.