American aloe

Noun

1.

American aloe - tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber Synonyms: agave, century plant

Agavaceae, agave, Agave americana, Agave atrovirens, Agave cantala, agave family, Agave sisalana, Agave tequilana, American agave, bear grass, bowstring hemp, cantala, century plant, desert plant, dracaena, family Agavaceae, maguey, Nolina microcarpa, sansevieria, sisal, sisal family, xerophile, xerophilous plant, xerophyte, xerophytic plant