agave Synonyms
Another word for agave
• noun (Context 1)
The edible, starchy heart (piña), young flower stalk, or basal leaf tissue of the agave plant, traditionally slow-roasted in pit ovens and consumed as a sweet, fibrous root-like vegetable in Mexican and Southwestern Indigenous cuisine, or fermented and distilled to make mezcal and tequila.
"Pit-roasted mescal was a vital dietary staple for Indigenous peoples across the arid Southwest."
• noun (Context 2)
A sweet, golden syrup or nectar extracted from the sap of certain agave plants, widely used in cooking and beverages as a natural liquid sweetener and vegan alternative to honey.
"She drizzled a spoonful of syrup over her morning oatmeal instead of refined sugar."
• noun (Context 3)
Any of various succulent plants of the genus Agave (family Asparagaceae), native to arid and semiarid regions of the Americas, characterized by a large basal rosette of thick, fleshy, spiny-margined leaves and a tall, branched flower stalk bearing clusters of tubular yellow or greenish blossoms that typically appear only once before the plant dies.
"The desert garden was landscaped with drought-tolerant cacti and blue maguey."