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a·ga·ve

(ə-gä′vē, ə-gā′-)

Any of numerous plants of the genus Agave, native to hot, dry regions of the Americas and having basal rosettes of tough, usually spiny-margined leaves. Agaves are grown for ornament, fiber, and food. Also called century plant.

[New Latin Agavē, genus name, from Greek agauē, feminine of agauos, noble.]

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agave

(əˈɡeɪvɪ; ˈæɡeɪv)

(Plants) any plant of the genus Agave, native to tropical America, with tall flower stalks rising from a massive, often armed, rosette of thick fleshy leaves: family Agavaceae. Some species are the source of fibres such as sisal or of alcoholic beverages such as pulque and tequila. See also century plant

[C18: New Latin, from Greek agauē, feminine of agauos illustrious, probably alluding to the height of the plant]

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a•ga•ve

(əˈgɑ vi, əˈgeɪ-)

n.

any desert plant of the genus Agave, having a single tall flower stalk and thick leaves at the base.

[< New Latin (Linnaeus) < Greek agauḗ, feminine of agauós noble, brilliant]

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

American aloe, century plant

Agavaceae, 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 Liliaceae

Agave 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 dies

Agave sisalana, sisal - Mexican or West Indian plant with large fleshy leaves yielding a stiff fiber used in e.g. rope

Agave cantala, cantala, maguey - Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine

Agave atrovirens, maguey - Mexican plant used especially for making pulque which is the source of the colorless Mexican liquor, mescal

Agave tequilana - Mexican plant used especially for making tequila

dracaena - an agave that is often cultivated for its decorative foliage

Nolina microcarpa, bear grass - stemless plant with tufts of grasslike leaves and erect panicle of minute creamy white flowers; southwestern United States and Mexico

sansevieria, bowstring hemp - grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fiber

desert plant, xerophile, xerophilous plant, xerophyte, xerophytic plant - plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte

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Agave

agave

[əˈgeɪvɪ] N → agave f, pita f, maguey m (LAm)

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There were Glauce, Thalia and Cymodoce, Nesaia, Speo, Thoe and dark-eyed Halie, Cymothoe, Actaea and Limnorea, Melite, Iaera, Amphithoe and Agave, Doto and Proto, Pherusa and Dynamene, Dexamene, Amphinome and Callianeira, Doris, Panope, and the famous sea-nymph Galatea, Nemertes, Apseudes and Callianassa.

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975-978) And Harmonia, the daughter of golden Aphrodite, bare to Cadmus Ino and Semele and fair-cheeked Agave and Autonoe whom long haired Aristaeus wedded, and Polydorus also in rich- crowned Thebe.

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Its web, which is generally placed among the great leaves of the common agave, is sometimes strengthened near the centre by a pair or even four zigzag ribbons, which connect two adjoining rays.

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Among the agaves she stocks are Asombroso; Codigo 1530 Origen, an extra anejo tequila; and Gran Patron Piedra.

Adventurous SPIRIT: THE TEQUILA CATEGORY CONTINUES TO GROW AND EXPAND AS BARTENDERS REACH FOR MORE CHOICES AMONG THE AGAVE FAMILY

Project implementation: The Mujeres Milenarias ("Millenial Women"), a local community organisation set up to preserve the pulque tradition, plant agaves in a special formation, so their roots form nets that keep water and nutrients in the soil.

In Mexico, ecotourism helps traditional agriculture survive

For agave weevil tuberose bulbs (Garcia-Ramirez et al., 2014), agaves, pine apple, and banana (Figueroa-Castro et al., 2017) had been evaluated.

SINERGISTAS VEGETALES PARA LA CAPTURA DEL ADULTO DE SCYPHOPHORUS ACUPUNCTATUS GYLLENHAL, EN TRAMPAS CON FEROMONA, EN AGAVE ANGUSTIFOLIA HAW., EN MORELOS, MEXICO

The weevil Scyphophorus acupunctatus Gyllenhal (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is considered the most important pest of agaves worldwide (Solis-Aguilar et al.

Amount and bagging of the bait food affect the captures of Scyphophorus acupunctatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by pheromone-baited traps

However, few reports have revealed the physiology and molecular basis of agaves, especially in A.

Transcriptome Comparison Reveals Distinct Selection Patterns in Domesticated and Wild Agave Species, the Important CAM Plants

Tequila may be the most agriculturally-dependant spirit sold; a steady supply of healthy 8-to-12-year-old agaves requires the sort of planning and foresight not required for other spirits.