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单词 agave
释义
agave
noun
uk
/əˈɡɑː.vi/us
/əˈɡɑː.vi/
[CorU]
aplantthatgrowsin thehot,drypartsof thesouthernUS andSouthAmerica. There are many differenttypesof agave and theplantshavethicklongorroundedleaveswithsharppointson them, andtallflowers:
龙舌兰（生长在南北美洲热带干旱地区）
Agaves come innumerousshapes,sizes, andcolours.
Aglutof agave has made theplantalmostworthless.
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[U]
athick,sweetliquidproducedfrom thecentreof the agaveplant, used for makingfoodtastesweeter:
Honey or agave wouldworkwell in thisrecipe.
The agave gives thesaladdressingthat littlebitofsweetness.
Synonym
agave nectar
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(Definition ofagavefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
agave
noun[C]
uk
/əˈɡɑː.vi/us
/əˈɡɑː.vi/
aplantthatgrowsin thehot,drypartsof thesouthernUS andSouthAmerica. There are many differenttypesof agave and theplantshavethicklongorroundedleaveswithsharppointson them, andtallflowers.
龙舌兰（生长在南北美洲热带干旱地区）

Examplesofagave

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Given the fact that wildagaveis abundant throughout the basin, the interpretation of these combustion features as mescal ovens does not seem farfetched.
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We have no figures on the caloric and nutritional values of roastedagaveflesh.
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The cotton textile appears to be in addition to and overlaying theagavefiber textiles and adornments that covered the interments.
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This finding agrees with those investigators who refer toagaveas the principal source of fiber for textiles as well as cordage.
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In the highlands,agaveproducts are eaten most often just before harvests when stores of maize are lowest.
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The hard fibers fromagaveleaves are actually bundles of individual sclerenchyma fibers that are usually associated with vascular bundles of the leaf.
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The commodities included craft items such as groundstone tools and painted gourds as well as agricultural specialities such asagavefor fiber.
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Therefore, mostagaveplants will be unproductive in any given year and will occupy a good deal of planting space.
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Theagavefibers we have identified to date appear to have been extracted using a variety of processing techniques.
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It is still not clear whether the range of treatmentsagavefibers would have received would consistently produce the variation exhibited by these specimens.
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Agavefiber appears principally as aggregates of unwoven bundles of sclerified fibers that occur in various states of decomposition, either purposeful or postmortem.
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Agaveis the most common fiber occurring in both chambers.
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Later, as they left the mission and were walking home, he ordered her to carry a pot containing mescal, a distilled alcoholic beverage made fromagave.
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Cotton andagavefibers and at least two other tentatively identified fiber types are associated with the interments and represent clothing, burial shrouds, and personal accoutrements.
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Agavefibers provide the structural support of the plant's fleshy leaf.
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