| 单词 | century plant |
| 释义 | > as lemmascentury plant century plant n. an agave (some of which mature very slowly and take a number of years to come into flower); esp. Agave americana. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Amaryllidaceae > [noun] > types of maguey1555 melt1605 pancratium1664 aloe1665 pita1698 mescal1709 maypole1750 agave1760 poison bulb1776 kukumakranka1793 furcraea1821 zephyranthes1821 century plant1827 mescal button1887 tequila plant1979 1827 U.S. Rev. & Lit. Gaz. Sept. 445 An interesting account is given of the Agavé, or American Aloe, the curious plant which is generally supposed not to flower until it has lived to the age of one hundred years, when the effort costs it its life; thence commonly called the Century-plant. 1884 Harper's Mag. Jan. 193/2 The great gray-blue swords of the century-plant. 1946 Liberty 25 May 73/3 Maguey (the century plant) is cultivated in vast farms along this section of highway. 2003 P. Martin Mammoth Bk. Cocktails ii. 22 Tequila is created from the blue Mezcal, a member of the Agave family otherwise known in America as the century plant. < as lemmas |
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