agave的词源

英文词源

agave (n.)

American aloe plant, 1797, from Latin Agave, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at," from gaiein "to rejoice, exult," with intensive prefix a-. The name seems to have been taken generically by botanists, the plant perhaps so called for its "stately" flower stem.

中文词源

agave：龙舌兰

来自古希腊神话中的女神名，字面意思是高贵的，植物学家以此命名该植物。

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