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