Plant used to make mescal Crossword Clue
5 letters · New York Times · Thursday, July 28, 2022 · 27-Across
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Thursday, July 28, 2022.
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tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber
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