Hypernym

desert plant 1

noun

plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte

Member_meronym

Agavaceae 1

noun

chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae

agave 1

noundomain: plant

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber

Synonyms

century plant 1
tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber
American aloe 1
tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber

Hyponym

American agave 1

noun

widely cultivated American monocarpic plant with greenish-white flowers on a tall stalk; blooms only after ten to twenty years and then dies

sisal 2

noun

Mexican or West Indian plant with large fleshy leaves yielding a stiff fiber used in e.g. rope

maguey 2

noun

Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine

maguey 1

noun

Mexican plant used especially for making pulque which is the source of the colorless Mexican liquor, mescal

Agave tequilana 1

noun

Mexican plant used especially for making tequila

Member_holonym

Agavaceae 1

noun

chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae