Yucca

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See also: yucca

Translingual

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Etymology

Variant of English yuca, from Kari'na yuca (cassava (Manihot esculenta)), because Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778) and others confused it with that plant.[1][2]

Proper noun

Yucca f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae – the yuccas.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

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References

  1. ^ Mary Irish, Gary Irish (2000) Agaves, Yuccas, and Related Plants: a Gardener's Guide[1], Portland, Or.: Timber Press, →ISBN, page 18.
  2. ^ Umberto Quattrocchi (2000) CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names[2], volumes 4 (R–Z), Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC Press, →ISBN, page 2862.

Further reading


English

Proper noun

Yucca

  1. The Yucca mountain.