American aloe
Britishnoun
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By the same token the well-known "American aloe," or century plant, is not an aloe, but an agave.
From Ranching, Sport and Travel by Carson, Thomas
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)
The American aloe has been the salvation of many a traveler in the desert country of the West.
From The Ranch Girls' Pot of Gold by Vandercook, Margaret
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
In the tropical parts are numerous palms, cacti in great variety, and various species of the agave or American aloe.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various
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