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Shaw's agave

Shaw's agave noun: agave shawii.

Noun

Shaw's agave (uncountable)

  1. (US) Agave shawii.

Origin of Shaw's agave

Named for Henry Shaw (1800–1889), the founder of the Missouri Botanical Garden.

Questions about Shaw's agave

What does Shaw's agave mean?
Shaw's agave means agave shawii.
What part of speech is Shaw's agave?
Shaw's agave is a noun.

Words near Shaw's agave in the dictionary

  1. Shaw alphabet
  2. Shaw and Crompton
  3. Shaw Cross
  4. Shaw cum Donnington
  5. Shaw Mayer's astrapia
  6. Shaw's agave
  7. shawabti
  8. Shawalo
  9. Shawanda
  10. Shawanese
  11. Shawangunk

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