/lech'euh gee"euh/ ; Sp. /le'chooh gee"yah/ , n. , pl. lechuguillas /-gee"euhz/ ; Sp. /-gee"yahs/ .
a semidesert plant, Agave lecheguilla, of Mexico, having a basal rosette of sharply pointed leaves and a very tall flower spike, grown as an ornamental.
[ 1835-45, Amer.; lechuga LETTUCE ]