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noun
An agave (Agave americana) originally from Mexico but cultivated worldwide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: American aloe, maguey
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Other plants in the genus Agave
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: agave, American aloe
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: desert plant, xerophyte, xerophytic plant, xerophile, xerophilous plant
Narrower terms: American agave, Agave americana, sisal, Agave sisalana, maguey, cantala, Agave cantala, Agave atrovirens, Agave tequilana, dracaena, bear grass, Nolina microcarpa, sansevieria, bowstring hemp
History
So named because the plant may live for several decades before producing flowers. Once a plant flowers and produces seeds, it dies.
Across languages
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