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agave
/əˈɡɑː.vi/
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What does agave mean?
noun
- Any plant in the large, variable genus Agave of succulent plants, commonly armed with formidable prickles, flowering at maturity after several years, and generally dying thereafter; large species, such as the maguey or century plant, (Agave americana), produce gigantic inflorescences. Several are of economic importance as sources of fibre such as sisal, and alcoholic beverages such as tequila.
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IPA pronunciation
/əˈɡɑː.vi/
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/əˈɡɑːveɪ//əˈɡeɪviː/
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A few hedges, made of cacti and agave, mark out where some wheat or Indian corn has been planted.
The divisions of landed property are marked by hedges formed of the agave and the cactus.
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There are a number of dwarf species of agave that are not so common, although they may be grown with ease.
Nearby also, were some mescal pits used for baking the agave, a native plant that is in great demand as food by the Indians.
In dry gulches and on taluses and sun-beaten crags are sparsely scattered yuccas, cactuses, agave, etc. Where springs gush from the rocks there are willow thickets, grassy flats, and bright, flowery gardens, and in the hottest recesses the delicate abronia, mesquite, woody compositae, and arborescent cactuses.