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agavi

English translation: agaves

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Italian term or phrase:agavi
English translation:agaves
Entered by: achisholm

14:32 Sep 11, 2002
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Science - Botany / botany
Italian term or phrase: agavi
type of plants
achisholm
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:16
singular agave, plural agaves
Explanation:
I think the plural is agaves.

Agave plants are commonly called "century plants". Agaves can be grown in a commercial cactus mix, species of agaves.

helios.bto.ed.ac.uk/bto/desertecology/agaves.htm + Eurodicautom

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Note added at 2002-09-11 18:57:40 (GMT)
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The genus Agave occurs natively in arid and tropical regions from the southern USA to northern South America, and throughout the Caribbean. More than 200 species are recognized.
The name agave is derived from the Greek and means \"noble,\" referring to their tall flower stalk. Some agave species have stalks reaching 40 feet. Agaves have many common and native local names including maguey, mescal, lechuguilla, amole and Century Plant.

Agaves are rosette plants that live for several to many years before flowering. Each rosette will flower only once, then die. The English common name, Century Plant, is based on the mistaken belief that the plants grow for 100 years before blooming. In fact, some of the smaller species flower when only 3 to 4 years old. The larger species may live for 40 to 50 years before flowering

http://www.dbg.org/Collections/agave.html

HTH
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MafaldaDec
Italy
Local time: 10:16
Grading comment
many thanks - very thorough
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +7singular agave, plural agaves
MafaldaDec
5agavi
Laura Bordignon


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
agavi


Explanation:
The same

Laura Bordignon
Local time: 10:16
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kimmy
7 mins
disagree  Nancy Arrowsmith: there is no such word in English, it's agaves
2 hrs
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
singular agave, plural agaves


Explanation:
I think the plural is agaves.

Agave plants are commonly called "century plants". Agaves can be grown in a commercial cactus mix, species of agaves.

helios.bto.ed.ac.uk/bto/desertecology/agaves.htm + Eurodicautom

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Note added at 2002-09-11 18:57:40 (GMT)
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The genus Agave occurs natively in arid and tropical regions from the southern USA to northern South America, and throughout the Caribbean. More than 200 species are recognized.
The name agave is derived from the Greek and means \"noble,\" referring to their tall flower stalk. Some agave species have stalks reaching 40 feet. Agaves have many common and native local names including maguey, mescal, lechuguilla, amole and Century Plant.

Agaves are rosette plants that live for several to many years before flowering. Each rosette will flower only once, then die. The English common name, Century Plant, is based on the mistaken belief that the plants grow for 100 years before blooming. In fact, some of the smaller species flower when only 3 to 4 years old. The larger species may live for 40 to 50 years before flowering

http://www.dbg.org/Collections/agave.html

HTH

MafaldaDec
Italy
Local time: 10:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
many thanks - very thorough

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