agave
agave
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n.（名词）
Any of numerous plants of the genusAgave, native to hot, dry regions of the New World and having basal rosettes of tough, sword-shaped, often spiny-margined leaves. Agaves are grown for ornament, fiber, and food. Also called century plant
龙舌兰：一种原产于新大陆炎热干燥地区的龙舌兰属 数种植物，具有由粗糙、呈剑形、带刺边的叶子构成的基生莲座。龙舌兰作为装饰品、纤维和食品而被种植 也作 century plant
ORIGIN
1.New LatinAgave [genus name]
现代拉丁语Agave [属名]
2.from Greekagau¶ [feminine of] agauos [noble]
源自 希腊语agau¶ [] agauos的阴性词 [高贵的]
