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Definition of Agave
1. Noun. Tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber.
Group relationships: Agavaceae, Agave Family, Family Agavaceae, Sisal Family
Specialized synonyms: Agave Americana, American Agave, Agave Sisalana, Sisal, Agave Cantala, Cantala, Maguey, Agave Atrovirens, Maguey, Agave Tequilana, Dracaena, Bear Grass, Nolina Microcarpa, Bowstring Hemp, Sansevieria
Generic synonyms: Desert Plant, Xerophile, Xerophilous Plant, Xerophyte, Xerophytic Plant
Definition of Agave
1. n. A genus of plants (order Amaryllidaceæ) of which the chief species is the maguey or century plant (A. Americana), wrongly called Aloe. It is from ten to seventy years, according to climate, in attaining maturity, when it produces a gigantic flower stem, sometimes forty feet in height, and perishes. The fermented juice is the pulque of the Mexicans; distilled, it yields mescal. A strong thread and a tough paper are made from the leaves, and the wood has many uses.
Definition of Agave
1. a tropical plant [n -S]
Medical Definition of Agave
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Agave
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