agave

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  1. noun Any of numerous plants of the genus Agave, native to hot, dry regions of the New World and having basal rosettes of tough, sword-shaped, often spiny-margined leaves. Agaves are grown for ornament, fiber, and food. Also called century plant.

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  • Tequila is made from a plant called the agave that grows in Mexico.
  • Today the pb & agave is a fruit leather letters along the top. —  Vegan Lunch Box
  • Mexican farmers are setting ablaze fields of blue agave, the cactus-like plant used to make the fiery spirit tequila, and resowing the land with corn as soaring U.S. ethanol demand pushes up prices. —  VivirLatino
  • Other key areas to watch are sweeteners positioned as 'natural', such as stevia and agave, and digestive health, which the report claimed would be "the number one health and wellness area in 2009, with emphasis on probiotics, prebiotics and fiber." —  FoodNavigator-USA RSS
  • The volcanic soil near Tequila in particular provides perfect conditions for agave, and every year more than 300 million of the plants are harvested there. —  The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
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  1. New Latin Agavē, genus name, from Greek agauē, feminine of agauos, noble.
 

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