Noun: agave u'gey-vee or u'gaa-vee
- Tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fibre
"Agave plants are used to make tequila";
- century plant, American aloe
Derived forms: agaves
Type of: desert plant, xerophile, xerophilous plant, xerophyte, xerophytic plant
Part of: Agavaceae, agave family, family Agavaceae, sisal family
Encyclopedia: Agave