butterfly agave

English

Etymology

Calqued from a Nahuan language; equivalent to Classical Nahuatl pāpālōtl (“butterfly”) + metl (“agave”). Cf. Spanish papalometl, papalomé.

Noun

butterfly agave (plural butterfly agaves)

  1. A kind of agave (Agave potatorum).
    Synonym: drunkard agave

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