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century plant

century plant noun: an agave (Agave americana) originally from Mexico but cultivated worldwide.

century plant: an agave (Agave americana) originally from Mexico but cultivated worldwide
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Noun

century plant (plural century plants)

  1. An agave (Agave americana) originally from Mexico but cultivated worldwide.
  2. Other plants in the genus Agave

century plant meaning in Tamil

century plant in Tamil

சீமைக்கற்றாழை, ரயில் கற்றாழை

Synonyms of century plant

Forms of century plant

pluralcentury plants

Origin of century plant

So named because the plant may live for several decades before producing flowers. Once a plant flowers and produces seeds, it dies.

Questions about century plant

What does century plant mean?
Century plant means an agave (Agave americana) originally from Mexico but cultivated worldwide.
What is century plant in Tamil?
Century plant in Tamil is சீமைக்கற்றாழை, ரயில் கற்றாழை. See Century plant meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is century plant?
Century plant is a noun.
What is the plural of century plant?
The plural of century plant is century plants.

Words near century plant in the dictionary

  1. century break
  2. century breaks
  3. century egg
  4. century eggs
  5. century of humiliation
  6. century plant
  7. century plants
  8. century year
  9. century years
  10. centuryful
  11. centuryfuls

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Adapted from Wiktionary: century plant (page history and authors); century plant (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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