a|ga|ve

a|ga|ve «uh GAH vee, -GAY-», noun.

any one of a group of chiefly Mexican-American desert plants having a dense cluster of rigid, fleshy leaves with spines along the edges and at the tips. Soap, alcoholic drinks, and rope are made from some kinds of agave. The century plant and sisal are agaves.

╂[< New Latin Agave < Greek Agaúē, a proper name < agauós noble]