agave -
tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber
agavaceae,
agave family,
family agavaceae,
sisal family chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae
agave americana,
american agave widely cultivated American monocarpic plant with greenish-white flowers on a tall stalk; blooms only after ten to twenty years and then dies
agave sisalana,
sisal Mexican or West Indian plant with large fleshy leaves yielding a stiff fiber used in e.g. rope
agave tequilana Mexican plant used especially for making tequila
dracaena an agave that is often cultivated for its decorative foliage
nolina microcarpa,
bear grass stemless plant with tufts of grasslike leaves and erect panicle of minute creamy white flowers; southwestern United States and Mexico
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Wiktionary
Substantiv
agave -
A plant of the genus Agave which includes the maguey or century plant. Attaining maturity, it produces a gigantic flower stem.
OmegaWiki Dictionary
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agave A succulent plant of a large botanical genus of the same name, belonging to the family Agavaceae.
