Associations to the word «Agave»

Wiktionary

AGAVE, noun. A plant of the genus Agave, which includes the maguey or century plant. Attaining maturity, it produces a gigantic flower stem.
AGAVE, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Agavaceae   — the agaves.

Dictionary definition

AGAVE, noun. Tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber.

Wise words

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