Agave

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See also: agave, agáve, and agavé

Translingual

Agave americana

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀγαύη (Agaúē, “Agave”), from ἀγαυός (agauós, “noble, illustrious”).

Proper noun

Agave f

A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae – agaves, of the Americas, principally in arid environments.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots – clades; Asparagales – order; Asparagaceae - family; Agavoideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Agave subg. Agave, Agave subg. Littaea, Agave subg. Manfreda - subgenera
- Agave americana - type species; for other species see List of Agave species on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Derived terms

References

Agave on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Agave on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Agave on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Agave at USDA Plants database

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