NOM | plant | genus agave | type genus of the Agavaceae |
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Sentit | type genus of the Agavaceae; in some classifications considered a genus of Amaryllidaceae. | |
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Membre de | agavaceae, Agavaceae | chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants |
Membres | Agave americana, atzavara | Widely cultivated American monocarpic plant with greenish-white flowers on a tall stalk |
Agave tequilana | Mexican plant used especially for making tequila | |
maguei | Mexican plant used especially for making pulque which is the source of the colorless Mexican liquor, mescal | |
maguei | Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine | |
sisal | Mexican or West Indian plant with large fleshy leaves yielding a stiff fiber used in e.g. rope | |
General | liliid monocot genus | genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils |
Anglès | genus Agave | |
Espanyol | genus agave |
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