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Definition of Agaves

Agave
Maguey Mag"uey, n. [Sp. maguey, Mexican maguei and metl.] (Bot.) The century plant, a species of Agave (A. Americana). See Agave.
Agave
Agave A*ga"ve, n. [L. Agave, prop. name, fr. Gr. ?, fem. of ? illustrious, noble.] (bot.) A genus of plants (order Amaryllidace[ae]) 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.

Meaning of Agaves from wikipedia

- including agaves and yuccas. Maguey flowers are eaten in many indigenous culinary traditions of Mesoamerica. The succulent leaves of most Agave species...
- spelled mescal, is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from any type of agave. Agaves or magueys are endemic to the Americas and found globally as ornamental...
- the blue agave, and more than 300 million plants are harvested there each year. Agave grows differently depending on the region. Blue agaves grown in...
- products: Tres Agaves Organic Margarita Mix, Tres Agaves Organic Strawberry Margarita Mix, Tres Agaves ****tail-Ready Agave Nectar, and Tres Agaves Organic Bloody...
- soils. Blue agave plants grow into large succulents, with spiky fleshy leaves, that can reach over 2 metres (7 ft) in height. Blue agaves sprout a stalk...
- Agave (/əˈɡeɪviː/; Ancient Gr****: Ἀγαύη, romanized: Agaúē, lit. 'illustrious, noble' or 'high-born') may refer to the following characters: Agave or...
- Huffington Post Canada. Retrieved 18 March 2018. "Monocarpic Behavior in Agaves". J. C. Raulston Arboretum, North Carolina State University. June 19, 2009...
- "Tropicos". www.tropicos.org. "Agave victoriae-reginae T.Moore — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Howard Scott Gentry, Agaves of Continental North America...
- family Asparagaceae (the asparaguses, agaves and yuccas). Sometimes called the soft-leaf or soft-leaved agave, the aforementioned animal-related names...
- surviving temperatures at −20 °F (−29 °C). Parry's agave is evergreen and monocarpic—i.e., mature agaves produce a twelve-foot stalk studded with bright...