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词汇 century plant
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Definition of century plant in English:

century plant

noun
  • A large stemless agave with long spiny leaves, which produces a very tall flowering stem after many years of growth and then dies.

    龙舌兰,世纪树。亦称AMERICAN ALOE

    Agave americana, family Agavaceae

    Also called American aloe
    Example sentencesExamples
    • There the bats change their diet and feed on the nectar and pollen of ‘century plants,’ primarily the species known as the Palmer agave.
    • Its larger counterpart, the agave or century plant, like a tank-trap, can still be seen used as a washing line, with the clothes hung on the huge spikes.
    • Someone else knew where there was a century plant by the side of the road.
    • The landscape is totally different from that of the area surrounding the resorts, with a wide variety of spectacular plant life, including the saguaro cacti and century plants.
    • The botanical gardens currently has a century plant which is about to flower.

Definition of century plant in US English:

century plant

noun
  • A stemless agave with long spiny leaves, which produces a tall flowering stem after many years of growth and then dies.

    龙舌兰,世纪树。亦称AMERICAN ALOE

    Agave americana, family Agavaceae

    Also called American aloe
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Its larger counterpart, the agave or century plant, like a tank-trap, can still be seen used as a washing line, with the clothes hung on the huge spikes.
    • Someone else knew where there was a century plant by the side of the road.
    • There the bats change their diet and feed on the nectar and pollen of ‘century plants,’ primarily the species known as the Palmer agave.
    • The botanical gardens currently has a century plant which is about to flower.
    • The landscape is totally different from that of the area surrounding the resorts, with a wide variety of spectacular plant life, including the saguaro cacti and century plants.
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