agave
noun/əˈɡɑːvi/
Frequency rank: #16,527 most common English word
Meaning
A succulent plant native to hot and arid regions, often used to make fiber, food, or alcoholic beverages such as tequila.
Example sentence
The desert landscape was dotted with agave plants, their thick leaves reaching toward the sky.
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