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Agave

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Noun

1. agave, american aloe, century plant

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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Agave

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noun
any plant of the genus Agave, native to tropical America, with tall flower stalks rising from a massive, often armed, rosette of thick fleshy leaves: family Agavaceae. Some species are the source of fibres such as sisal or of alcoholic beverages such as pulque and tequila
See also century plant

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Agave

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noun
1. 
any of several plants (genus Agave) of the agave family, as the century plant: some agaves yield a fiber used for rope
adjective
2. 
designating a family (Agavaceae) of monocotyledonous desert plants (order Liliales)

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Agave

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n.
Any of numerous plants of the genus Agave, native to hot, dry regions of the Americas and having basal rosettes of tough, usually spiny-margined leaves. Agaves are grown for ornament, fiber, and food. Also called century plant.

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