American aloe

British  

noun

1. another name for century plant

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American aloe

The American aloe, from which cordage is made; similar to the piña of Manila.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir

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

These poles were nothing else than the long flower-stalks of the maguey or American aloe, as no other wood of sufficient length grew in the vicinity.

From Popular Adventure Tales by Reid, Mayne

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