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: any of a genus (Agave of the family Asparagaceae, the asparagus family) of plants having spiny-margined leaves and flowers in tall spreading panicles and including some cultivated for their fiber or sap or for ornament
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There’s also a selection of Baja and Santa Barbara wines and agave-forward cocktails.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
The añejo is aged for a year in American and French oak ex-whiskey barrels, but the maturation doesn’t obscure its intrinsic agave character.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2026
Combine two parts El Tesoro Blanco Tequila with three-fourths part fresh lime juice and three-fourths part agave syrup in a shaker filled with ice.
—Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2026
Complicating matters is that both Mexican long-nosed bats and agaves are slow breeders.
—Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
The añejo is aged for a year in American and French oak ex-whiskey barrels, but the maturation doesn’t obscure its intrinsic agave character.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2026
Combine two parts El Tesoro Blanco Tequila with three-fourths part fresh lime juice and three-fourths part agave syrup in a shaker filled with ice.
—Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2026
Complicating matters is that both Mexican long-nosed bats and agaves are slow breeders.
—Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Agave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agave. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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agave
noun
aga·ve
ə-ˈgäv-ē 
: any of a genus of plants (as the century plant) that have spiny-edged leaves and flowers in tall branched clusters and include some cultivated for fiber or for ornament
Medical Definition
agave
noun
aga·ve
ə-ˈgäv-ē
1
capitalized
: a genus of plants (family Asparagaceae) that are native to tropical America and to the southwestern United States, have spiny-margined leaves in basal rosettes and tall spikes of flowers, and include some that are cultivated for their fiber or sap or for ornament
2
: a plant (as the century plant) of the genus Agave
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