- genus Agave - type genus of the Agavaceae; in some classifications considered a genus of Amaryllidaceae
--1 is a kind of liliid monocot genus
--1 is a member of Agavaceae, family Agavaceae, agave family, sisal family
--1 has members:American agave, Agave americana; sisal, Agave sisalana; maguey, cantala, Agave cantala; maguey, Agave atrovirens; Agave tequilana