agave (n)
century plant (n)
American aloe (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 20
def tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes
def some cultivated for ornament or for fiber
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Hypernym desert plant, xerophyte, xerophytic plant, xerophile, xerophilous plant
Member holonym Agavaceae, family Agavaceae, agave family, sisal family
Hyponym American agave, Agave americana; sisal, Agave sisalana; maguey, cantala, Agave cantala; maguey, Agave atrovirens; Agave tequilana; dracaena; bear grass, Nolina microcarpa; sansevieria, bowstring hemp
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Member meronym Agavaceae, family Agavaceae, agave family, sisal family
Hypernym American agave, Agave americana; sisal, Agave sisalana; maguey, cantala, Agave cantala; maguey, Agave atrovirens; Agave tequilana; dracaena; bear grass, Nolina microcarpa; sansevieria, bowstring hemp
Hyponym desert plant, xerophyte, xerophytic plant, xerophile, xerophilous plant

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