| 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 |