agave
English
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Agave americana 'Medio-picta'
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀγαυή (Agauḗ, “Agave”), from ἀγαυός (agauós, “noble, illustrious”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈɡɑːveɪ/ or IPA(key): /əˈɡeɪviː/
- Rhymes: -eɪvi
Noun
agave (plural agaves)
- A plant of the genus Agave, which includes the maguey or century plant. Attaining maturity, it produces a gigantic flower stem.
Translations
genus
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Further reading
Agave on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Agave on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Agave on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons- agave at USDA Plants database
- aloe
- maguey
Danish
Declension
Declension of agave
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | agave | agaven | agaver | agaverne |
genitive | agaves | agavens | agavers | agavernes |
Italian
Spanish
Etymology
From New Latin Agave, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαυή (Agauḗ), name of one of the daughters of Cadmus, from ἀγαυός (agauós, “noble, illustrious”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈɡabe/, [aˈɣaβe]
Synonyms
Further reading
- “agave” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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