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century plant

noun

1 century plant

Tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber.

synonyms: agave, American aloe.

is a specific kind of: desert plant, xerophile, xerophilous plant, xerophyte, xerophytic plant.

is a broader term that covers: Agave americana, American agave | Agave sisalana, sisal | Agave cantala, cantala, maguey | Agave atrovirens, maguey | Agave tequilana | dracaena | bear grass, Nolina microcarpa | bowstring hemp, sansevieria.

is a member of: Agavaceae, agave family, family Agavaceae, sisal family.

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