tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber
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agave::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | american aloe, century plant |
| Type of | desert plant, xerophyte, xerophilous plant, xerophytic plant, xerophile |
| Has types | agave tequilana, american agave, bear grass, bowstring hemp, cantala, maguey, nolina microcarpa, sansevieria, sisal, dracaena, agave americana, agave atrovirens, agave cantala, agave sisalana |
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He's eaten caterpillars, ant eggs, roasted grasshoppers and fermented agave sap.
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Agave americana is the most common species and comes in many stripes and colors.
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The agave fruit is 80 percent fructans by weight when ripe, the researchers say.
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A syrup of mixed berries, water and agave syrup is used to flavor this sparkler.
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She is also allergic to white sugar, and uses agave syrup as a sweetener instead.
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The agave shrimp tostada that launched our Friday night visit was a good example.
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To be called tequila, the product must contain at least 51 percent agave juice.
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Ideally, the flavors of blanco tequila should reflect the essence of the agave.
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Because it is made from agave, tequila would seem to be kosher for the holiday.
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- Tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber
- Agave (or) is a genus of monocots and is a perennial. In the APG III system, it is placed in the subfamily Agavoideae of the broadly circumscribed family Asparagaceae. Mark W. Chase, James L. Reveal, and Michael F. Fay. 2009. ...
- In Greek mythology, Agave (/u02C8u00E6u0261u0259vi/; u1F08u03B3u03B1u03CDu03B7, Agauu0113, "illustrious") was the daughter of Cadmus, the king and founder of the city of Thebes, Greece, and of the goddess Harmonia. Her sisters were Autonou00EB, Ino and Semele, and her brother was Polydorus. She married Echion, one of the five Spartoi, and was the mother of Pentheus, a king of Thebes. She also had a daughter, Epirus...
- A genus of plants (scientific name: Agave) of which the chief species is the maguey or century plant. Attaining maturity, it produces a gigantic flower stem
- (Agave sp.)-sometimes called a century plant. Several species of the plant were used by Indians in the Southwest and Mexico. The plants vary greatly in size, but are characterized by a cluster of leaves spreading out at ground level from a short central stem. ...
- Family of plants, including the maguey, used to make tequila
- A naturally low glycemic sweetener similar to honey found in the Agave cactus plant
- (ah-gah-vay): - A plant native to Mexico with flat, wide leaves that are pointy on the ends. The heart is used to make good quality tequila.
- In addition to its use as a pottery-making tool, baked agave (Agave spp.) was also eaten or made into a fermented drink similar to tesquino.
