Definitions for agave
əˈgɑ vi, əˈgeɪ-agave

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. agave, century plant, American aloenoun

   tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber

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1. agavenoun

   A genus of plants (scientific name: Agave) of which the chief species is the maguey or century plant. Attaining maturity, it produces a gigantic flower stem.

2. Etymology: From Ἀγαυή, from ἀγαυός.

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1. Agave

   Agave (; also UK: ; Anglo-Hispanic, also US: ) is a genus of monocots native to the hot and arid regions of the Americas and the Caribbean, although some Agave species are also native to tropical areas of North America, such as Mexico. The genus is primarily known for its succulent and xerophytic species that typically form large rosettes of strong, fleshy leaves. Agave now includes species formerly placed in a number of other genera, such as Manfreda, ×Mangave, Polianthes and Prochnyanthes. Many plants in this genus may be considered perennial, because they require several to many years to mature and flower. However, most Agave species are more accurately described as monocarpic rosettes or multiannuals, since each individual rosette flowers only once and then dies; a small number of Agave species are polycarpic. Maguey flowers are considered edible in many indigenous culinary traditions of Mesoamerica. Along with plants from the closely related genera Yucca, Hesperoyucca, and Hesperaloe, various Agave species are popular ornamental plants in hot, dry climates, as they require very little supplemental water to survive. Most Agave species grow very slowly. Some Agave species are known by the common name "century plant".

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1. agave

   Agave is a genus of succulent plants that originates from America, composed of more than two hundred different species. These plants are characterized by their rosette shape, long leaves often with sharp spikes, and large flower spikes. Some species of agave are used for commercial purposes, such as the production of sweet syrup known as agave nectar or for making alcoholic beverages like tequila and mezcal.

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1. Agavenoun

   a genus of plants (order Amaryllidaceae) of which the chief species is the maguey or century plant (A. Americana), wrongly called Aloe. It is from ten to seventy years, according to climate, in attaining maturity, when it produces a gigantic flower stem, sometimes forty feet in height, and perishes. The fermented juice is the pulque of the Mexicans; distilled, it yields mescal. A strong thread and a tough paper are made from the leaves, and the wood has many uses

2. Etymology: [L. Agave, prop. name, fr. Gr. 'agayh`, fem. of 'agayo`s illustrious, noble.]

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1. Agave

   Agave is a genus of monocots. The plants are perennial, but each rosette flowers once and then dies. Some species are known by the name century plant. In the APG III system, the genus is placed in the subfamily Agavoideae of the broadly circumscribed family Asparagaceae. Some authors prefer to place it in the segregate family Agavaceae. Traditionally, it was circumscribed to be composed of about 166 species, but it is now usually understood to have about 208 species.

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1. Agave

   a-gā′ve, n. a genus of herbaceous plants, natives of the warmer parts of America, which in Mexico usually flower about the seventh or eighth year, the stem rising to a height of forty feet. It is called also the American Aloe and Century Plant, receiving the latter name from the number of years (40-60, popularly a hundred) it takes to flower in our hot-houses.

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1. Agave

   A genus known for fibers obtained from their leaves: sisal from A. sisalana, henequen from A. fourcroyoides and A. cantala, or Manila-Maguey fiber from A. cantala. Some species provide a sap that is fermented to an intoxicating drink, called pulque in Mexico. Some contain agavesides.

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1. agave

   The American aloe, from which cordage is made; similar to the piña of Manila. The fruit also, when expressed, affords the refreshing drink "pulque."

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1. agave

   Agave (noun) a cultivated ornament.

   Agave is a tropical plants having spiny leaves and flowers that crowd together. The nectar of the plant can be put on the market, is a popular natural sweetener.

   
   

   Submitted by pinkss5 on October 17, 2015  

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of agave in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of agave in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of agave in a Sentence

1. Ron Magill:

   You wouldn't have tequila if you had no bats, because that's the only thing that pollinates the agave plant that makes tequila.

2. Lisa Drayer:

   I think a lot of people think that just because something is natural, it's healthy, so for example, honey is natural, but it's very caloric and a lot of people might not know that a teaspoon of honey, or agave for that matter, has more calories than a teaspoon of sugar or sucrose.

3. My Nguyen:

   Custard toast is a complete meal with complex carbs if you choose a whole grain bread, protein and fat from the Greek yogurt and eggs and micronutrients and antioxidants from the berries, the drizzle of maple syrup or agave slightly sweetens it up so you have all the pleasure points of sweet and savory.

4. Omanjana Goswami:

   Agave is a desert plant, so of course, anything that is moving towards that desert-like weather is going to help this crop thrive, but unfortunately, climate effects are not linear. It doesn’t mean that as temperatures warm that will remain consistent.

5. Lisa Drayer:

   Look at the ingredients list, if sugar or any one of the following terms are listed high on the label, you want to avoid that food: corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, agave, honey, molasses, and anything ending in 'ose'; dextrose, fructose and sucrose are all code words for sugar.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=agave
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Agave
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agave
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agave
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=agave
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=agave
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=agave