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Noun century plant has 1 sense

agave, century plant, American aloe - tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber
--₁ is a kind of desert plant, xerophyte, xerophytic plant, xerophile, xerophilous plant
--₁ is a member of Agavaceae, family Agavaceae, agave family, sisal family
--₁ has particulars:

American agave, Agave americana; sisal, Agave sisalana; maguey, cantala, Agave cantala; maguey, Agave atrovirens; Agave tequilana; dracaena; bear grass, Nolina microcarpa; sansevieria, bowstring hemp