agave

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀγαυή (Agauḗ, “Agave”), from ἀγαυός (agauós, “noble, illustrious”).

• IPA^(key): /əˈɡɑːveɪ/ or IPA^(key): /əˈɡeɪviː/
• Rhymes: -eɪvi

agave (plural agaves)

1. A plant of the genus Agave, which includes the maguey or century plant. Attaining maturity, it produces a gigantic flower stem.

• Agave on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Agave on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Agave on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• agave at USDA Plants database
• aloe
• maguey

agave c (singular definite agaven, plural indefinite agaver)

1. agave

• “agave” in Den Danske Ordbog

• IPA^(key): /a.ɡav/

agave m (plural agaves)

1. agave

agave f

1. agave

agave m (plural agaves)

1. agave (plant of the genus Agave)

From New Latin Agave, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαυή (Agauḗ), name of one of the daughters of Cadmus, from ἀγαυός (agauós, “noble, illustrious”).

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡabe/, [aˈɣaβe]

agave m (plural agaves)

1. agave

• pita

• maguey
• mezcal

• “agave” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.