century plant

Etymology
So named because the plant may live for several decades before producing flowers. Once a plant flowers and produces seeds, it dies.

Noun

 * 1) An agave  originally from Mexico but cultivated worldwide.
 * 2) Other plants in the genus
 * 1) Other plants in the genus

Translations

 * Bulgarian: агава,
 * Classical Nahuatl: metl
 * Galician:
 * Spanish: