agave
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- noun
- /əˈɡeɪvi/
- US
:
agave
- I think the the cherry bark agave sounds good.
- agave bulb
- agave fiber
Examples
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"Sir, I am sorry our food is so meager, but the women need time to make special dishes and bake agave bulbs in the earth ovens.
Fiction book (1995) -
She turned and pounced on the agave with all her vigor.
Fiction book (1995) -
And you, Daughter, quickly go test the agave bulbs?
Fiction book (1995) -
The bones would make tools for digging yucca or agave roots or as spear tips.
Fiction book (1995) -
She could dig the troublesome agave bulbs without help from anyone.
Fiction book (1995) -
She jabbed a cooked agave bulb and placed it into her basket.
Fiction book (1995) -
Is she telling him how many days it takes to extract the fibers from the agave and spin them into threads, where the plants grow, which dye to use, and who the masters of ornamentation are?
Fiction book (2002) -
Ipa's arms ached with fatigue, even though the roots she dug up were not as large or heavy as the agave bulbs the others struggled with.
Fiction book (1995) -
The red volcanic soil of the Mexican state of Jalisco is the ideal medium for agave plants.
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She jabbed a cooked agave bulb and placed it into her basket.
Compounds
- Specialized
A large Mexican plant with thick leaves used to make the drinks pulque and mezcal
- Specialized
A plant from the Philippines with strong rough fibers used to make rope and twine
- Specialized
A plant with thick, long leaves that give strong fibers used to make rope
A large plant with thick leaves from the Americas that makes a tall flower stalk and blooms once before dying
How Spiny
Surface Forms
Etymology
Agave comes from Spanish, and before that from the Greek name agauē, which meant 'noble'. The plant's tall, strong leaves and high flower spike look proud and showy, so thinking of it as a 'noble' plant helps explain the name.