American Aloe (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
• Agave

Hypernyms

• Desert Plant
• Xerophilous Plant
• Xerophyte
• Xerophile

Hyponyms

• Bear Grass
• Agave Tequilana
• Agave Atrovirens
• Sansevieria
• Sisal
• Bowstring Hemp
• Agave Sisalana
• American Agave
• Nolina Microcarpa
• Dracaena
• Cantala
• Maguey
• Agave Americana