agave

Meaning

Noun

A plant of the genus Agave, which includes the maguey or century plant (Agave americana), which produces a gigantic flower stem at maturity.

Origin

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀγαυή ("Agave"), from ἀγαυός.

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