Agave Definition

ə-gävē, ə-gā-
agaves
noun
agaves
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.
American Heritage
Any of several plants (genus Agave) of the agave family, as the century plant: some agaves yield a fiber used for rope.
Webster's New World

A plant of the genus Agave, which includes the maguey or century plant. Attaining maturity, it produces a gigantic flower stem.

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adjective
Designating a family (Agavaceae) of monocotyledonous desert plants (order Liliales)
Webster's New World
pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the family Agavaceae — the agaves.

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Other Word Forms of Agave

Noun

Singular:
agave
Plural:
agaves

Origin of Agave

  • New Latin Agavē genus name from Greek agauē feminine of agauos noble

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek Ἀγαυή (Agauē, “Agave”), from ἀγαυός (agauos, “noble, illustrious”).

    From Wiktionary

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