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agave

a·ga·ve
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-gah-vee, uh-gey-]
    • /əˈgɑ vi, əˈgeɪ-/
    • /əˈgeɪvɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-gah-vee, uh-gey-]
    • /əˈgɑ vi, əˈgeɪ-/

Definitions of agave word

  • noun agave 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 3
  • noun agave any of several plants (genus Agave) of the agave family, as the century plant: some agaves yield a fiber used for rope 3
  • adjective agave designating a family (Agavaceae) of monocotyledonous desert plants (order Liliales) 3
  • noun agave any of numerous American plants belonging to the genus Agave, of the agave family, species of which are cultivated for economic or ornamental purposes: A. arizonica, of central Arizona, is an endangered species. 1
  • noun agave A succulent plant with rosettes of narrow spiny leaves and tall flower spikes, native to the southern US and tropical America. 1
  • noun agave spiny cactus-like plant 1
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Parts of speech for Agave

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agave popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • mescal

    an intoxicating beverage distilled from the fermented juice of certain species of agave.

  • agave family

    the plant family Agavaceae, characterized by herbaceous or woody plants having rhizomes, a basal cluster of toothed, sword-shaped leaves, and a tall, dense spike of flowers, including the agave, century plant, dracaena, sansevieria, sisal, and yucca.

  • blue agave

    a Mexican plant, Agave tequilana variant weber, with blue leaves, used in tequila.

  • henequen

    the fiber of an agave, Agave fourcroydes, of Yucatán, used for making ropes, coarse fabrics, etc.

  • maguey

    any of several plants of the genus Agave, of the agave family, especially the cantala, A. cantala.

  • sisal

    Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
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