American aloe

British  

noun

1. another name for century plant

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American aloe

A very useful as well as the most ordinary plant in the valley is the American aloe, or "Century Plant."

From The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America by Orton, James

The flowering stem of the last named, dried and cut in slices, forms Agave americana, Century plant or American aloe.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

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

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

My polite host took me to his green-house, and shewed me a fine specimen of that wonder of the second degree of organized existence—an American aloe, about to put forth its blossoms.

From A Morning's Walk from London to Kew by Phillips, Richard