Agave victoriae-reginae

Translingual

Etymology

Agave +‎ Latin Victoriae (“of Victoria”) +‎ Latin reginae (“of a queen”). Combined, the epithet refers to Queen Victoria of England, which is related to the English vernacular name Queen Victoria agave, if not a direct calque of the taxonomic name.

Proper noun

Agave victoriae-reginae f

1. A taxonomic species within the family Asparagaceae – Queen Victoria agave or royal agave.

Hypernyms

• (soecies): Asparagales - order; Asparagaceae - family; Agavoideae - subfamily; Agave - genus; Agave subg. Littaea - subgenus; Agave sect. Bechtoldiae - section

References

• Agave victoriae-reginae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Agave victoriae-reginae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Agave victoriae-reginae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons