"butterfly agave" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: butterfly agaves [plural]
Etymology: Calqued from a Nahuan language; equivalent to Classical Nahuatl pāpālōtl (“butterfly”) + metl (“agave”). Cf. Spanish papalometl, papalomé. Etymology templates: {{glossary|calque|Calqued}} Calqued, {{der|en|azc-nah}} Nahuan, {{noncog|nci|pāpālōtl|t=butterfly}} Classical Nahuatl pāpālōtl (“butterfly”), {{m|nci|metl|t=agave}} metl (“agave”), {{noncog|es|papalometl}} Spanish papalometl, {{m|es|papalomé}} papalomé Head templates: {{en-noun}} butterfly agave (plural butterfly agaves)
  1. A kind of agave (Agave potatorum). Wikipedia link: Agave potatorum Categories (lifeform): Agavoideae subfamily plants Synonyms: drunkard agave Translations (Translations): Verschaffelt agave (German), papalometl (Spanish), papalomé (Spanish)

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