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agave in British English
(əˈɡeɪvɪ, ˈæɡeɪv)
noun
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
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C18: New Latin, from Greek agauē, feminine of agauos illustrious, probably alluding to the height of the plantagave in American English
(əˈgɑvi)
noun
1.
any of several plants (genus Agave) of the agave family, as the century plant: some agaves yield a fiber used for rope
adjective
2.
designating a family (Agavaceae) of monocotyledonous desert plants (order Liliales)
Word origin
ModL < Gr Agauē, a proper name, lit., illustrious, fem. of agauos, famousImage ofagave
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- a lick and a promise
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- alien
- alienability
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- alienate someone from something
- alienation
- alienator