butterfly agave

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Calqued from a Nahuan language; equivalent to Classical Nahuatl pāpālōtl (butterfly) + metl (agave). Cf. Spanish papalometl, papalomé.

Noun[edit]

butterfly agave (plural butterfly agaves)

  1. A kind of agave (Agave potatorum).
    Synonym: drunkard agave

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