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agave
(ə gä′vē)
noun
any of several plants (genus Agave) of the agave family, as the century plant: some agaves yield a fiber used for rope
Origin: ModL < Gr Agauē, a proper name, lit., illustrious, fem. of agauos, famous
adjective
designating a family (Agavaceae) of monocotyledonous desert plants (order Liliales)
See agave in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Any of numerous plants of the genus Agave, native to hot, dry regions of the New World and having basal rosettes of tough, sword-shaped, often spiny-margined leaves. Agaves are grown for ornament, fiber, and food. Also called century plant.
Origin:
Origin: New Latin Agavē, genus name
Origin: , from Greek agauē
Origin: , feminine of agauos, noble
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