century plant
"century-plant" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“century plant” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An agave (Agave americana) originally from Mexico but cultivated worldwide.
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Index EN-century-plant · century plant · English
century plant · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | century plant |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “century plant” in English
Rare enough to double-check
century plant is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for century plant, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: So named because the plant may live for several decades before producing flowers. Once a plant flowers and produces seeds, it dies. The correct English form is century plant, spelled C-E-N-T-U-R-Y- -P-L-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1An agave (Agave americana) originally from Mexico but cultivated worldwide.
- 2Other plants in the genus Agave
Etymology
So named because the plant may live for several decades before producing flowers. Once a plant flowers and produces seeds, it dies.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.