agave
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀγαυή (Agauḗ, “Agave”), from ἀγαυός (agauós, “noble, illustrious”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
agave (plural agaves)
- A plant of the genus Agave, which includes the maguey or century plant (Agave americana), which produces a gigantic flower stem at maturity.
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Further reading[edit]
Agave on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Agave on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Agave on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - agave at USDA Plants database
- aloe
- maguey
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From New Latin Agave, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαυή (Agauḗ), name of one of the daughters of Cadmus, from ἀγαυός (agauós, “noble, illustrious”).
Noun[edit]
agave c (singular definite agaven, plural indefinite agaver)
Declension[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “agave” in Den Danske Ordbog
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From New Latin Agave, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαυή (Agauḗ), name of one of the daughters of Cadmus, from ἀγαυός (agauós, “noble, illustrious”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
agave m (plural agaves)
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From New Latin Agave, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαυή (Agauḗ), name of one of the daughters of Cadmus, from ἀγαυός (agauós, “noble, illustrious”).
Noun[edit]
agave f
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From New Latin Agave, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαυή (Agauḗ), name of one of the daughters of Cadmus, from ἀγαυός (agauós, “noble, illustrious”).
Noun[edit]
agave m (plural agaves)
- agave (plant of the genus Agave)
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From translingual Agave, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαυή (Agauḗ), name of one of the daughters of Cadmus, from ἀγαυός (agauós, “noble, illustrious”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
agave m (plural agaves)
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “agave” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
- English terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
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- en:Asparagus family plants
- en:Succulents
- Danish terms derived from New Latin
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- French terms derived from New Latin
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- Italian terms derived from New Latin
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- es:Plants