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title: agave — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «agave» in the school dictionary: An agave is a plant with thick, spiky, sword-shaped leaves that grows in hot, dry places, mainly Mexico and the south-west USA. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# agave

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**Who acts:** agave, thick spiky shaped leaves, Agave syrup, agaves, Mum, agave leaves · **What happens:** be, shape, grow, make, give, store · **To what, where:** plant, hot dry places, sweet syrup, syrup, name, water · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«agave» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [agave in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/agave.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An agave is a plant with thick, spiky, sword-shaped leaves that grows in hot, dry places, mainly Mexico and the south-west USA.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:agave:m1:1
# text = An agave is a plant with thick, spiky, sword-shaped leaves that grows in hot, dry places, mainly Mexico and the south-west USA.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	agave	agave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
7	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	spiky	spiky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
11	sword	sword	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	shaped	shape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	amod	_	_
14	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
15	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
16	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
18	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
20	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
23	mainly	mainly	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
24	Mexico	Mexico	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	appos	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
27	south	south	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	west	west	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	amod	_	_
30	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a agave | a plant |  |  |  | with thick spiky shaped leaves | tree rules |
| 2 | **shape** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **grow** | present | thick spiky shaped leaves |  |  | hot dry places |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in place=Location |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Agave syrup (agave nectar) is a sweet syrup made from it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:agave:m2:1
# text = Agave syrup (agave nectar) is a sweet syrup made from it.
1	Agave	agave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	syrup	syrup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	agave	agave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	nectar	nectar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	syrup	syrup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Agave syrup | a sweet syrup |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | a sweet syrup *not said here* |  | syrup |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from it=Material |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Agave is also a name given to a girl or woman, such as a character in Greek myths.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:agave:m3:1
# text = Agave is also a name given to a girl or woman, such as a character in Greek myths.
1	Agave	agave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:agent	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	16	case	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	fixed	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	character	character	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	Greek	Greek	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	myths	myth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Agave | a name |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | participle |  | a name *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The agave stores water in its fat, spiky leaves.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:agave:x1:1
# text = The agave stores water in its fat, spiky leaves.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	agave	agave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stores	store	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	fat	fat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	spiky	spiky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **store** | present | the agave | water |  | agave's fat and spiky leaves |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent water=Theme in fat=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some agaves flower only once after many years and then die.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:agave:x2:1
# text = Some agaves flower only once after many years and then die.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	agaves	agave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	flower	flower	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	3	advmod	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	_
11	die	die	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flower** | present | some agaves |  |  |  | year | once *property* | vn entity\_specific\_modes\_being-47.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **die** | infinitive | some agaves *not said here* |  |  |  | then |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum uses agave syrup instead of sugar.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:agave:x3:1
# text = Mum uses agave syrup instead of sugar.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	agave	agave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	syrup	syrup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=ADP	7	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	fixed	_	_
7	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | Mum | agave syrup |  |  |  | instead sugar | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent syrup=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Be careful — agave leaves have sharp tips.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:agave:x4:1
# text = Be careful — agave leaves have sharp tips.
1	Be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	cop	_	_
2	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	csubj	_	_
3	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
4	agave	agave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	tips	tip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | careful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | agave leaves | sharp tips |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tip=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The agave is sometimes called the century plant.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:agave:x5:1
# text = The agave is sometimes called the century plant.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	agave	agave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	5	advmod	_	_
5	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	century	century	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present · passive |  | the agave |  |  |  | sometimes *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Agaves grow in dry, sunny gardens.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:agave:x6:1
# text = Agaves grow in dry, sunny gardens.
1	Agaves	agave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	sunny	sunny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	gardens	garden	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | Agaves |  |  | dry sunny gardens |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in garden=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The children of Cadmus and Harmonia were one son, {205} Polydorus, and four daughters, Autonoe, Ino, Semele, and Agave.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:agave:x7:1
# text = The children of Cadmus and Harmonia were one son, {205} Polydorus, and four daughters, Autonoe, Ino, Semele, and Agave.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Cadmus	Cadmus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	Harmonia	Harmonia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	{	{	SYM	SYM	_	12	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	205	205	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	}	}	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Polydorus	Polydorus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	18	nummod	_	_
18	daughters	daughter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	Autonoe	Autonoe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	Ino	Ino	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
24	Semele	Semele	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
27	Agave	Agave	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the children of Cadmus and Harmonia | one son and four daughters |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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