agave
nounHow many syllables in agave?
There are 2 syllables in the word agave.How to pronounce agave:
Definition of agave:
- agave (noun):
- noun. tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber.
- any of a genus (agave of the family agavaceae, the agave family) of plants having spiny-margined leaves and flowers in tall spreading panicles and including some cultivated for their fiber or sap or for ornament
Synonyms for agave:
agavaceae
agave americana
agave atrovirens
agave cantala
agave family
agave sisalana
agave tequilana
american agave
american aloe
bear grass
cantala
century plant
desert plant
dracaena
family agavaceae
maguey
nolina microcarpa
sansevieria
sisal
sisal family
xerophile
xerophilous plant
xerophyte
xerophytic plant
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