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lechuguilla

[ lech-uh-gee-uh; Spanish le-choo-gee-yah ]
/ ˌlɛtʃ əˈgi ə; Spanish ˌlɛ tʃuˈgi yɑ /
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noun, plural lech·u·guil·las [lech-uh-gee-uhz; Spanish le-choo-gee-yahs]. /ˌlɛtʃ əˈgi əz; Spanish ˌlɛ tʃuˈgi yɑs/.
a semidesert plant, Agave lecheguilla, of Mexico, having a basal rosette of sharply pointed leaves and a very tall flower spike, grown as an ornamental.
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Origin of lechuguilla

1835–45, Americanism;<Spanish, diminutive of lechugalettuce
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