American aloe

British  

noun

1. another name for century plant

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Example Sentences

These poles were nothing else than the long flower-stalks of the maguey or American aloe, as no other wood of sufficient length grew in the vicinity.

From Popular Adventure Tales by Reid, Mayne

The maguey, or American aloe, is the most abundant and widely distributed of the native plants.

From Arizona Sketches by Munk, J. A. (Joseph Amasa)

Agave americana.—This plant is commonly known as American aloe, but it is not a member of that family, as it claims kindred with the Amaryllis tribe of plants.

From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by Saunders, William

At the foot of a flight of steps, leading to the house door, which was guarded on either side by an American aloe in a green tub, the sedan-chair stopped.

From The Pickwick Papers by Dickens, Charles

These poles were the flower stalks of the great American aloe, or maguey-plant—the only thing resembling wood that grew near.

From The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire by Reid, Mayne