The agave is also called the century plant.    From LearnThat.org. 

The agave is not there; it has blossomed and been cut down.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Miracles of Antichrist: A Novel] Reference

Heavy machinery is used for clearing agave from the construction site.    From Wordnik.com.  [Heavy machinery is used for clearing agave from the construction site.© Norma Hawthorne 2008] Reference

I left off the agave nectar because agave is a natural complement of tequila.    From Wordnik.com.  [2010 June archive at] Reference

Tequila is made from a plant called the agave that grows in Mexico.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Edible parts of the agave are the flowers, leaves, stalks and the sap.    From Wordnik.com.  [This Sweetener Is Far Worse Than High Fructose Corn Syrup] Reference

Stir in agave nectar and water.    From Wordnik.com.  [Laura Silverman: Flight Of The Concords: Grape Sorbet] Reference

The agave is steam heated until it softens.    From Wordnik.com.  [Drinking Tequila In Tequila] Reference

It is represented as attacking agave which is springing from the ground as shown by the.    From Wordnik.com.  [Animal Figures in the Maya Codices] Reference

SERWER: And the fermented sap of the blue agave plant.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 18, 2006] Reference

Use organic agave as the raw material, free of pesticides.    From Wordnik.com.  [This Sweetener Is Far Worse Than High Fructose Corn Syrup] Reference

All tequila comes from Mexico, OK, from the blue agave.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 18, 2006] Reference

Mauritius has agave fibre, sugar, shells, coral and vanilla.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. October, 1878.] Reference

Always make sure the bottle is labeled with 100% blue agave.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chef Speak : Tequila Tasting at Malo and Tips For Picking Great Tequila (PHOTOS)] Reference

Spider agave prefers full sun and is hardy to about 10 degrees.    From Wordnik.com.  [3 succulents to consider for California gardens] Reference

Such a high fructose content isn't typical of all agave products.    From Wordnik.com.  [This Sweetener Is Far Worse Than High Fructose Corn Syrup] Reference

agave bracteosa, or spider agave, is another soft-leaved specimen.    From Wordnik.com.  [3 succulents to consider for California gardens] Reference

All About agave shows how to substitute agave for other sweeteners.    From Wordnik.com.  [Smoke Signals: Can barbecue sauce be healthful?] Reference

These are the mental images many agave "nectar" sellers want you to hold.    From Wordnik.com.  [This Sweetener Is Far Worse Than High Fructose Corn Syrup] Reference

There are over 100 species of agave, in a wide variety of sizes and colors.    From Wordnik.com.  [This Sweetener Is Far Worse Than High Fructose Corn Syrup] Reference

Growing consumer resistance to HFCS has been a hole-in-one for the agave industry.    From Wordnik.com.  [This Sweetener Is Far Worse Than High Fructose Corn Syrup] Reference

But let me assure you that in the agave industry, this is the minority of companies.    From Wordnik.com.  [This Sweetener Is Far Worse Than High Fructose Corn Syrup] Reference

New agave products more than tripled in number between 2003 and 2007, from 56 to 176.    From Wordnik.com.  [This Sweetener Is Far Worse Than High Fructose Corn Syrup] Reference

CAM plants found in some dryland gardens are pineapple, prickly pear cactus, and agave.    From Wordnik.com.  [5. How plants live and grow] Reference

The mezcal, or pulque, the national drink of the Mexicans, is made from the sap of the agave.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Western United States A Geographical Reader] Reference

Soluble solids in the fresh agave juice decrease from 25-30 percent to 6.0 percent in pulque.    From Wordnik.com.  [1 Upgrading Traditional Biotechnological Processes] Reference

And like I said, prices are rising on tequila because of the shortage of the blue agave plant.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 30, 2002] Reference

Many people interested in staying healthy have switched to agave as a safer "natural" sweetener.    From Wordnik.com.  [This Sweetener Is Far Worse Than High Fructose Corn Syrup] Reference

By the same token the well-known "American aloe," or century plant, is not an aloe, but an agave.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ranching, Sport and Travel] Reference

McCormick & Co., a major food manufacturer, placed agave syrup in its "top 10 flavors" list for 2009.    From Wordnik.com.  [This Sweetener Is Far Worse Than High Fructose Corn Syrup] Reference

A popular sweetener currently, agave, is also highly processed and contains at least 70 percent fructose.    From Wordnik.com.  [Linda Larrowe Bergersen: What Makes a Food Junk?] Reference

She likes agave nectar, simple syrup or even an artificial sweetener, if it will be added to cold coffee.    From Wordnik.com.  [Why Making Iced Coffee at Home Is Such a Grind] Reference

Although I do offer natural health products for sale on this site, I sell no competing products to agave.    From Wordnik.com.  [This Sweetener Is Far Worse Than High Fructose Corn Syrup] Reference

Soon the trees have all disappeared and such plants as the greasewood, cactus, and agave take their place.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Western United States A Geographical Reader] Reference

JUDD: I had a salad and -- see Tequila comes from the agave plant, so later that's going to be my dessert.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 15, 2002] Reference

The fibre of the agave, known as sisal hemp, is used in the manufacture of rope, twine, mats, brushes, etc.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Western United States A Geographical Reader] Reference