Real Dictionary

agave in American English
any of several plants (genus Agave) of the agave family, as the century plant: some agaves yield a fiber used for rope
designating a family (Agavaceae) of monocotyledonous desert plants (order Liliales)
noun: any of numerous American plants belonging to the genus Agave, of the agave family, species of which are cultivated for economic or ornamental purposes: A. arizonica, of central Arizona, is an endangered species

agave in British English
noun: any plant of the genus Agave, native to tropical America, with tall flower stalks rising from a massive, often armed, rosette of thick fleshy leaves: family Agavaceae. Some species are the source of fibres such as sisal or of alcoholic beverages such as p