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(noun) tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber |
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Synonyms: American aloe, agave |
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Related Words: Agave americana, Agave atrovirens, Agave cantala, Agave sisalana, Agave tequilana, American agave, Nolina microcarpa, bear grass, bowstring hemp, cantala, desert plant, dracaena, maguey, sansevieria, sisal, xerophile, xerophilous plant, xerophyte, xerophytic plant |
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