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agave definition

aga·ve (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

Etymology: ModL < Gr Agauē, a proper name, lit., illustrious, fem. of agauos, famous

adjective

designating a family (Agavaceae) of monocotyledonous desert plants (order Liliales)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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