"century plant" meaning in English

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Noun

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 Translations (Agave americana): агава (agava) (Bulgarian), столетник (stoletnik) (Bulgarian), metl [masculine] (Classical Nahuatl), jättiagaave (Finnish), piteira [masculine] (Galician), Jahrhundertpflanze [feminine] (German), hundertjährige Agave [feminine] (German), amerikanische Agave [feminine] (German), maguey [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-century_plant-en-noun-kP9i6sfD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Classical Nahuatl translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Classical Nahuatl translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of 'Agave americana': 58 42
  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: 36 64 Disambiguation of Succulents: 33 67 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Classical Nahuatl translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Classical Nahuatl translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 45 55

Inflected forms

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