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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century plant::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | agave, american aloe |
| 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 |
Examples of century plant
century plant
In 1988, people came to see the shy bloom of the century plant.
From the thenewstribune.com
One day when she was on phone duty, a woman called whose dog had died from eating part of a century plant.
From the heraldtribune.com
One variety blooms so seldom that it is called the century plant, although that is a misnomer, since it typically lives about 25 years.
From the ocregister.com
These spiky rosettes are most popularly known for the large century plant, with steel blue leaves or in its variegated form.
From the dailyherald.com
Oh sure, there is the thorny century plant in so many gardens, Agave americana misnamed because it actually blooms in about 10 years.
From the ocregister.com
Their model of dartboard was not a great success until someone came up with the idea of using the century plant to make a dartboard.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It's also the place where an 8ft cactus, the century plant, produces a huge yellow flower every great once in a while, like a robot proffering a bouquet.
From the guardian.co.uk
Agave scabra, also known as the century plant or maguey, sends up 12-foot-plus stalks every 10 to 15 years with yellow flower mounds at the end of horizontal shoots near the top.
From the chron.com
Agavescabra, also known as the century plant or maguey, sends up 12-foot-plus stalks every 10 to 15 years with yellow flower mounds at the end of horizontal shoots near the top.
From the chron.com
