Definition of century plant in English:

century plant

noun

A large stemless agave with long spiny leaves, which produces a very tall flowering stem after many years of growth and then dies.
Agave americana, family Agavaceae
Also called American aloe
Example sentencesExamples
- There the bats change their diet and feed on the nectar and pollen of ‘century plants,’ primarily the species known as the Palmer agave.
- Its larger counterpart, the agave or century plant, like a tank-trap, can still be seen used as a washing line, with the clothes hung on the huge spikes.
- Someone else knew where there was a century plant by the side of the road.
- The landscape is totally different from that of the area surrounding the resorts, with a wide variety of spectacular plant life, including the saguaro cacti and century plants.
- The botanical gardens currently has a century plant which is about to flower.

Definition of century plant in US English:

century plant

noun

A stemless agave with long spiny leaves, which produces a tall flowering stem after many years of growth and then dies.
Agave americana, family Agavaceae
Also called American aloe
Example sentencesExamples
- Its larger counterpart, the agave or century plant, like a tank-trap, can still be seen used as a washing line, with the clothes hung on the huge spikes.
- Someone else knew where there was a century plant by the side of the road.
- There the bats change their diet and feed on the nectar and pollen of ‘century plants,’ primarily the species known as the Palmer agave.
- The botanical gardens currently has a century plant which is about to flower.
- The landscape is totally different from that of the area surrounding the resorts, with a wide variety of spectacular plant life, including the saguaro cacti and century plants.

单词	century plant
释义	Definition of century plant in English: century plant noun A large stemless agave with long spiny leaves, which produces a very tall flowering stem after many years of growth and then dies. Agave americana, family Agavaceae Also called American aloe Example sentencesExamples There the bats change their diet and feed on the nectar and pollen of ‘century plants,’ primarily the species known as the Palmer agave. Its larger counterpart, the agave or century plant, like a tank-trap, can still be seen used as a washing line, with the clothes hung on the huge spikes. Someone else knew where there was a century plant by the side of the road. The landscape is totally different from that of the area surrounding the resorts, with a wide variety of spectacular plant life, including the saguaro cacti and century plants. The botanical gardens currently has a century plant which is about to flower. Definition of century plant in US English: century plant noun A stemless agave with long spiny leaves, which produces a tall flowering stem after many years of growth and then dies. Agave americana, family Agavaceae Also called American aloe Example sentencesExamples Its larger counterpart, the agave or century plant, like a tank-trap, can still be seen used as a washing line, with the clothes hung on the huge spikes. Someone else knew where there was a century plant by the side of the road. There the bats change their diet and feed on the nectar and pollen of ‘century plants,’ primarily the species known as the Palmer agave. The botanical gardens currently has a century plant which is about to flower. The landscape is totally different from that of the area surrounding the resorts, with a wide variety of spectacular plant life, including the saguaro cacti and century plants.
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