yucca
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See also Yucca
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Variant of yuca, from Galibi Carib yuca (“cassava”), because Linnaeus and others confused it with that plant.[1][2]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ʌkə
Noun[edit]
yucca (plural yuccas)
- Any of several evergreen plants, of the genus Yucca, having long, pointed, and rigid leaves at the top of a woody stem, and bearing a large panicle of showy white blossoms.
Usage notes[edit]
Do not confused this plant with yuca.
Translations[edit]
tree
References[edit]
- ^ 2000, Gary Irish, Agaves, Yuccas, and Related Plants: a Gardener's Guide, ISBN 978-0-88192-442-8, page 18:
- ^ 2000, Umberto Quattrocchi, CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, ISBN 978-0-8493-2678-3, page 2862:
