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century plant

or American aloe or maguey

Species of agave (Agave americana), of Mexico and the southwestern U.S. It takes many years (from five to 100) to mature, flowers only once, and then dies. It is widely cultivated for its large spiny leaves and enormous flower cluster, and may reach 20 ft (6 m) in height. Century plants provide the distinctive ingredient for the alcoholic drinks pulque and mescal.

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The nectar of the century plant, Agave palmeri, smells like an overripe melon, he says.

Nectar: the first soft drink: food coloring, preservatives, and all by Milius, Susan / Science News

2 -- color) A century plant - agave parryl - looks like an alien being among other foliage at the Los Angeles Zoo.

STRANGE AND WONDERFUL CONFISCATED EXOTIC PLANTS FIND HOME AT L.A. ZOO by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

6--Color) The agave, native to Mexico and Central America, is known as the century plant.

A NOSE FOR UNUSUAL PLANTS; SOME SMELL FUNNY, WHILE OTHERS ARE JUST ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

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