Agave (Noun)

Meaning

Tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber.

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.

Synonyms

• Century Plant
• American Aloe

Hypernyms

• Xerophytic Plant
• Xerophilous Plant
• Xerophyte
• Xerophile

Hyponyms

• Agave Sisalana
• Nolina Microcarpa
• Agave Cantala
• Agave Atrovirens
• Cantala
• Agave Americana
• Bowstring Hemp