noun
tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber
• Syn: ↑agave, ↑century plant
• Hypernyms: ↑desert plant, ↑xerophyte, ↑xerophytic plant, ↑xerophile, ↑xerophilous plant
• Hyponyms:
↑American agave, ↑Agave americana, ↑sisal, ↑Agave sisalana, ↑maguey, ↑cantala, ↑Agave cantala, ↑Agave atrovirens, ↑Agave tequilana, ↑dracaena, ↑bear grass, ↑Nolina microcarpa, ↑sansevieria, ↑bowstring hemp
• Member Holonyms: ↑Agavaceae, ↑family Agavaceae, ↑agave family, ↑sisal family
Useful english dictionary. 2012.