agave

English - Turkish

Definition of agave in English Turkish dictionary: agav; (Mitoloji) (Agarie) Kral Kadmos'un kızı. Dionysos'un annesi, Semele'nin kızkardeşi; i., bot. agave, agav, Agave; {i} sabır otu; (Botanik, Bitkibilim) sabır; agave
agave americana: sabır otu
agave family: sabır otu familyası

Turkish - Turkish

Definition of agave in Turkish Turkish dictionary: Dipten soren, sivri ve etli yaprakları bazen üç metreye varan, sarısabır görünümünde bir bitki
agav: Amerika ve Akdeniz'de doğal olarak yetişen, gösterişli bir süs bitkisi

English - English

Definition of agave in English English dictionary: 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; tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber; The fermented juice is the pulque of the Mexicans; distilled, it yields mescal; A genus of plants (order Amaryllidaceæ) of which the chief species is the maguey or century plant (A; A strong thread and a tough paper are made from the leaves, and the wood has many uses; It is from ten to seventy years, according to climate, in attaining maturity, when it produces a gigantic flower stem, sometimes forty feet in height, and perishes; A genus of plants of which the chief species is the maguey or century plant. Attaining maturity, it produces a gigantic flower stem; {i} species of plant characterized by spiny-edged leaves and clusters of flowers; Americana, wrongly called Aloe
agave family: Family Agavaceae of the lily order (Liliales), comprising more than 700 species of short-stemmed, often woody plants found in tropical, subtropical, and temperate areas. They have narrow, lance-shaped, sometimes fleshy or toothed leaves, which are clustered at the base of the plant. Most have large flower clusters. The fruit is a capsule or berry. Plants of the genus Agave are important primarily for the fibres obtained from their leaves. Sisal hemp, from A. sisalana, is the most valuable hard fibre. Some species of Agave contain a sap that is fermented to produce the intoxicating drinks known as tequila, pulque, and mescal. Many species of yucca are popular as ornamentals; other ornamentals in the agave family include plants of the genera Dasylirion, Nolina, Cordyline, Dracaena, and Sansevieria
agave tequilana: Mexican plant used especially for making tequila
agaves: plural of agave
american agave: widely cultivated American monocarpic plant with greenish-white flowers on a tall stalk; blooms only after ten to twenty years and then dies
blue agave: A blue-leaved Mexican agave (Agave tequilana var. weber) used especially in making tequila
genus agave: type genus of the Agavaceae; in some classifications considered a genus of Amaryllidaceae