"century plant" meaning in All languages combined

See century plant on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: century plants [plural]
Etymology: So named because the plant may live for several decades before producing flowers. Once a plant flowers and produces seeds, it dies. Head templates: {{en-noun}} century plant (plural century plants)
  1. An agave (Agave americana) originally from Mexico but cultivated worldwide. Synonyms: American aloe, maguey
    Sense id: en-century_plant-en-noun-kP9i6sfD
  2. Other plants in the genus Agave Categories (lifeform): Agavoideae subfamily plants, Succulents
    Sense id: en-century_plant-en-noun-qYPzTzgV Disambiguation of Agavoideae subfamily plants: 31 69 Disambiguation of Succulents: 22 78 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Agave americana): агава (agava) (Bulgarian), столетник (stoletnik) (Bulgarian), metl [masculine] (Classical Nahuatl), piteira [masculine] (Galician), maguey [masculine] (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'Agave americana': 54 46

Inflected forms

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