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agave

Definitions of agave
  1. noun
    tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber
  2. noun
    a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
    synonyms: fiore
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    peonia
    any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers
    anemone
    any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves
    calla
    South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix
    rosa
    any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers
    ocimoide, saponaria
    plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised
    silene
    any plant of the genus Silene
    violacciocca
    any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia
    papavero
    annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers
    aster
    any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers
    fiordaliso
    an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers
    crisantemo
    any of numerous perennial Old World herbs having showy brightly colored flower heads of the genera Chrysanthemum, Argyranthemum, Dendranthema, Tanacetum; widely cultivated
    dalia
    any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads; native to the mountains of Mexico and Central America and Colombia
    eliotropio, girasole
    any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays
    zinia, zinnia
    any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads
    orchidea
    any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
    ciclamino
    Mediterranean plant widely cultivated as a houseplant for its showy dark green leaves splotched with silver and nodding white or pink to reddish flowers with reflexed petals
    genziana
    any of various plants of the family Gentianaceae especially the genera Gentiana and Gentianella and Gentianopsis
    begonia
    any of numerous plants of the genus Begonia grown for their attractive glossy asymmetrical leaves and colorful flowers in usually terminal cymes or racemes
    tuberosa
    a tuberous Mexican herb having grasslike leaves and cultivated for its spikes of highly fragrant lily-like waxy white flowers
    scabbiosa, scabiosa
    any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa
    veronica
    any plant of the genus Veronica
    petunia
    any of numerous tropical herbs having fluted funnel-shaped flowers
    verbena
    any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers
    valeriana
    a plant of the genus Valeriana having lobed or dissected leaves and cymose white or pink flowers
    bucaneve
    common anemone of eastern North America with solitary pink-tinged white flowers
    dianto, garofano
    Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors
    celidonia, chelidonia, vincetossico
    perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers
    topinambur
    tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers
    vaniglia
    any of numerous climbing plants of the genus Vanilla having fleshy leaves and clusters of large waxy highly fragrant white or green or topaz flowers
    eliotropio
    tall rhizomatous plant having very fragrant flowers and rhizomes used medicinally
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