American aloe
Britishnoun
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At the foot of a flight of steps, leading to the house door, which was guarded on either side by an American aloe in a green tub, the sedan-chair stopped.
From Rambles in Dickens' Land by Robert Allbut
At the foot of a flight of steps, leading to the house door, which was guarded on either side by an American aloe in a green tub, the sedan-chair stopped.
From The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens
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
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 Mayne Reid
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