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Definition of agave noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

agave

noun
 
/əˈɡeɪvi/,
 
/əˈɡɑːvi/
 
/əˈɡɑːvi/
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  1. a plant that grows in hot dry areas of North and South America, with sharp points on the leaves and tall groups of flowers
    Word OriginLatin, from Greek Agauē, the name of one of the daughters of Cadmus in Greek mythology, from agauos ‘illustrious’.
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