Agave

== Translingual == === Etymology === Coined by Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist Carl Linnaeus in 1753, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαύη (Agaúē, “Agave”), from ἀγαυός (agauós, “noble, illustrious”). Doublet of Agaue. === Proper noun === Agave f A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae – agaves, of the Americas, principally in arid environments. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots – clades; Asparagales – order; Asparagaceae – family; Agavoideae – subfamily ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Agave subg. Agave, Agave subg. Littaea, Agave subg. Manfreda – subgenera Agave americana – type species; Agave ovatifolia, Agave victoriae-reginae – selected species; for other species see List of Agave species on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ==== Derived terms ==== agavasaponin agavose agavoside === References === Agave on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Agave on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Agave on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Agave at USDA Plants database == German == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Ἀγαύη (Agaúē, “Agave”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === Agave f (genitive Agave, plural Agaven) agave ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Agavensirop