American aloe

British  

noun

1. another name for century plant

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Example Sentences

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)

Agave americana.—This plant is commonly known as American aloe, but it is not a member of that family, as it claims kindred with the Amaryllis tribe of plants.

From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by Saunders, William

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

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

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.