century plant

noun

Etymology

So named because the plant may live for several decades before producing flowers. Once a plant flowers and produces seeds, it dies.

Definitions

  1. An agave (Agave americana) originally from Mexico but cultivated worldwide.

  2. Other plants in the genus Agave

The neighborhood

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