Meanings
nounbutterfly agave (plural butterfly agaves)
plural butterfly agaves
- A kind of agave (Agave potatorum).
Synonyms: drunkard agave
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA kind of agave (Agave potatorum).
Similar
drunkard agave
Origin
- Nahuan
- Englishbutterfly agave
Calqued from a Nahuan language; equivalent to Classical Nahuatl pāpālōtl (“butterfly”) + metl (“agave”). Cf. Spanish papalometl, papalomé.
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German Verschaffelt agave
- Verschaffelt agaveTranslations
Spanish papalometl, papalomé
- papalometlTranslations
- papaloméTranslations
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APA
butterfly agave. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butterfly%20agave
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“butterfly agave.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butterfly%20agave. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “butterfly agave,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butterfly%20agave.
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