agave family

American  

noun

1. the plant family Agavaceae, characterized by herbaceous or woody plants having rhizomes, a basal cluster of toothed, sword-shaped leaves, and a tall, dense spike of flowers, including the agave, century plant, dracaena, sansevieria, sisal, and yucca.

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Example Sentences

They are not actually trees at all but a member of the agave family, which rarely appears in such tree-like formations.

From Los Angeles Times

For the rest, the whole agave family thrives at Mentone; the ferox is particularly well represented; one misses, among others, that delightful medio-picta variety, of which I have noticed only a few indifferent specimens.

From Project Gutenberg