Agave

Japanese: Agave
Agave

...A large stemless perennial plant of the Agavaceae family. Its fleshy leaves grow to about 1.5m in length and 30cm in width. It is quite cold-resistant, and grows outdoors on the Pacific coast from the Kanto region westward. The wild type with green leaves is called blue agave, and the variegated horticultural variety cv. Variegata (= var. variegata Nichols.), which was introduced long ago, is called agave. Other varieties include white agave, vertical striped agave, and striped agave. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Agave" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…リュウゼツラン科の無茎の大型多年生植物。多肉質の葉は長さ1.5m,幅30cmほどに育つ。耐寒性はかなり強く,関東以西の太平洋岸では戸外で育つ。野生型で緑葉のものはアオノリュウゼツランと呼ばれ,古く渡来した斑入りの園芸品種cv.Variegata(=var.variegata Nichols.)がリュウゼツランと呼ばれる。他にシロリュウゼツラン,タテジマリュウゼツラン,シマリュウゼツランなどの品種がある。…

※「Agave」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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