American aloe
Britishnoun
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Another tropical plant, seen at the North in greenhouses, but here growing ten feet high in the open air, is the American aloe or century-plant.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 33, December, 1873 by Various
The so-called American aloe has also been naturalized.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various
It is commonly supposed that this plant, the Agave Americana, or American aloe, blooms only at the end of 100 years, hence the common name century plant.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886 by Various
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)
At Cape Town the American aloe tree has been introduced, and vast impenetrable hedges have been formed by the interlacing of its spinelike leaves, which are often six feet in length.
From The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa by Badlam, Anna B.
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