Agave

See also: agave, agáve, and agavé

Translingual

Etymology

Coined by Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist Carl Linnaeus in 1753, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαύη (Agaúē, “Agave”), from ἀγαυός (agauós, “noble, illustrious”). Doublet of Agaue.

Proper noun

Agave f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae – agaves, of the Americas, principally in arid environments.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots – clades; Asparagales – order; Asparagaceae – family; Agavoideae – subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Agave subg. Agave, Agave subg. Littaea, Agave subg. Manfreda – subgenera
  • Agave americana – type species; Agave ovatifolia, Agave victoriae-reginae – selected species; for other species see List of Agave species on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Derived terms

• agavasaponin
• agavose
• agavoside

References

• Agave on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Agave on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Agave on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Agave at USDA Plants database

German

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀγαύη (Agaúē, “Agave”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Agave f (genitive Agave, plural Agaven)

1. agave

Declension

Declension of Agave [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Agave	die	Agaven
genitive	einer	der	Agave	der	Agaven
dative	einer	der	Agave	den	Agaven
accusative	eine	die	Agave	die	Agaven

Derived terms

• Agavensirop