Century Plant Definition
noun
A tropical American desert agave (Agave americana) having fleshy leaves and a tall stalk that bears greenish flowers only once after 10 to 30 years and then dies: mistakenly thought to bloom only once a century.
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Noun
Singular:
century plant
Plural:
century-plantsOrigin of Century Plant
So named because the plant may live for several decades before producing flowers. Once a plant flowers and produces seeds, it dies.
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