Meaning & use
agave
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A succulent desert plant with thick, spiny leaves, used to produce tequila, mezcal, and agave syrup.
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Rows of blue agave stretched across the Mexican hillside.
The bartender sweetened the cocktail with agave syrup instead of sugar.
A note on using this word
Named after Agave, a figure in Greek mythology; the plant can take a decade or more to flower before dying.
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