| agave | <botany> A genus of plants (order Amaryllidaceae) of which the chief species is the maguey or century plant (A. Americana), wrongly called Aloe. It is from ten to seventy years, according to climate, in attaining maturity, when it produces a gigantic flower stem, sometimes forty feet in height, and perishes. The fermented juice is the pulque of the Mexicans; distilled, it yields mescal. A strong thread and a tough paper are made from the leaves, and the wood has many uses. Origin: L. Agave, prop. Name, fr. Gr, fem. Of illustrious, noble. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber
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[ah-GAH-vee, ah-GAH-vay] Also called century plant, this family of succulents grows in the southwestern United States, Mexico and Central America. Though poisonous when raw, agave has a sweet, mild flavor when baked or made into a syrup. Certain varieties are used in making the alcoholic beverages Mescal, Pulque and Tequila.
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Agave americana; botanical name for the maguey cactus from which tequila, mescal and pulque are made.
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(Agave sp.)-sometimes called a century plant. Several species of the plant were used by Indians in the Southwest and Mexico. The plants vary greatly in size, but are characterized by a cluster of leaves spreading out at ground level from a short central stem. The narrow leaves are long and thick and terminate in a spine. At maturity, each plant sends up one long flowering stalk and then dies. Agaves grow at elevations of 3000 to 8000 feet. ...
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| agave | tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes |
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| agave | widely cultivated American monocarpic plant with greenish-white flowers on a tall stalk |
| agave | Mexican plant used especially for making pulque the source of the colorless Mexican liquor mescal |
| agave | Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine |
| agave | chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae) |
| agave | Mexican or West Indian plant with large fleshy leaves yielding a stiff fiber used in e.g. rope |
| agave | Mexican plant used especially for making tequila |
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