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No, agaves are not cacti. They are more closely related to a lily than a cactus.

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No, agaves are not cacti. They belong to the Agavaceae family, while cacti belong to the Cactaceae family. Agaves do share some similarities with cacti, such as their ability to store water in their leaves, but they are botanically different plants.

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