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genus Agave
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | genus Agave - type genus of the Agavaceae; in some classifications considered a genus of Amaryllidaceaeliliid monocot genus - genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistilsAgavaceae, agave family, family Agavaceae, sisal family - chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the LiliaceaeAgave americana, American agave - widely cultivated American monocarpic plant with greenish-white flowers on a tall stalk; blooms only after ten to twenty years and then diesAgave sisalana, sisal - Mexican or West Indian plant with large fleshy leaves yielding a stiff fiber used in e.g. ropeAgave cantala, cantala, maguey - Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twineAgave atrovirens, maguey - Mexican plant used especially for making pulque which is the source of the colorless Mexican liquor, mescalAgave tequilana - Mexican plant used especially for making tequila |
genus Agave
Words related to genus Agavenoun type genus of the AgavaceaeRelated Words- liliid monocot genus
- Agavaceae
- agave family
- family Agavaceae
- sisal family
- Agave americana
- American agave
- Agave sisalana
- sisal
- Agave cantala
- cantala
- maguey
- Agave atrovirens
- Agave tequilana
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