agavaceo adj. and n. F. Bot. It is applied to plants of the pita family, which are rhizomatous plants, woody, sometimes climbing, from arid or semi-arid zones of tropical and subtropical regions, with long, narrow, fleshy and pointed leaves, grouped at the base, flowers in clusters and fruit in capsule or berry; of some species fibers and other beverages are obtained. F. pl. Bot. Family that form.
