American aloe

British  

noun

1. another name for century plant

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American aloe

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.

The Indian cotton-tree loomed up beside the South American aloe, this last with its bayonet-like leaves, ornamented in wavy lines like the surface of a Toledo blade.

From Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands by Ballou, Maturin Murray

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

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

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