A succulent desert plant (Agave lecheguilla) of Mexico, with pointed basal leaves and a tall flower spike. It is a principal source of ixtle.
Example sentencesExamples
Catclaw acacias, javelina bushes, lechuguillas and other thorny shrubs live up to the cowboy's old saying that everything on the desert either sticks, stings or stinks.
The Agave lechuguilla has yellow flowers with reddish tinge.
Although the lechuguilla has proven to be quite interesting, I would never recommend it for the average garden.
In several areas along the waterway, springs support a rich wetland flora, yet on dry terraces only fifteen feet above the wetlands grow plants of the desert: lechuguilla, ocotillo, San Angelo yucca, and Turk's head.
The succulent, yellow-green rosettes of lechuguilla are widely suckering.
Definition of lechuguilla in US English:
lechuguilla
nounˌleCHəˈɡēə
A succulent desert plant (Agave lecheguilla) of Mexico, with pointed basal leaves and a tall flower spike. It is a principal source of ixtle.
Example sentencesExamples
Although the lechuguilla has proven to be quite interesting, I would never recommend it for the average garden.
The Agave lechuguilla has yellow flowers with reddish tinge.
The succulent, yellow-green rosettes of lechuguilla are widely suckering.
Catclaw acacias, javelina bushes, lechuguillas and other thorny shrubs live up to the cowboy's old saying that everything on the desert either sticks, stings or stinks.
In several areas along the waterway, springs support a rich wetland flora, yet on dry terraces only fifteen feet above the wetlands grow plants of the desert: lechuguilla, ocotillo, San Angelo yucca, and Turk's head.