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Webster 1913 Edition

Agave

A-ga′ve

(ȧ-gā′vē̍)
,
p
rop.
Noun.
[L.
Agave
, prop. name, fr. Gr.
ἀγαυή
, fem. of
ἀγαυόσ
illustrious, noble.]
(Bot.)
A genus of plants (order
Amaryllidaceae
) of which the chief species is the maguey or century plant (
Agave Americana
), wrongly called Aloe. It takes from ten to seventy years, according to climate, to attain maturity, when it produces a gigantic flower stem, sometimes forty feet in height, and perishes. The juice has purgative and diuretic properties. 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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Agave

AGA'VE

,
Noun.
[Gr. admirable.]
1.
The American aloe. The great aloe rises twenty feet, and its branches form a sort of pyramid at the top.
2.
A genus of univalvular shells.

Definition 2024

Agave

Agave

See also: agave, agáve, and agavé

Translingual

Agave americana

Proper noun

Agave f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Agavaceae – the agaves.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

agave

agave

See also: Agave, agáve, and agavé

English

Agave americana 'Medio-picta'

Noun

agave ‎(plural agaves)

  1. A plant of the genus Agave, which includes the maguey or century plant. Attaining maturity, it produces a gigantic flower stem.

Translations

French

Noun

agave m ‎(plural agaves)

  1. agave

Italian

Noun

agave f

  1. agave

Portuguese

Noun

agave m (plural agaves)

  1. agave (plant of the genus Agave)

Spanish

Etymology

From New Latin Agave, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαυή ‎(Agauḗ), name of one of the daughters of Cadmus, from ἀγαυός ‎(agauós, “noble, illustrious”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.ˈɡa.be/, [a.ˈɣa.βe]

Noun

agave m ‎(plural agaves)

  1. agave

Synonyms

See also

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀγαυή ‎(Agauḗ, “Agave”), from ἀγαυός ‎(agauós, “noble, illustrious”).

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