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American aloe

British  

noun

  1. another name for century plant

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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 The Pickwick Papers by Dickens, Charles

The so-called American aloe has also been naturalized.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" 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

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 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

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