Yucca
See also: yucca
Translingual
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
- A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae – the yuccas.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots – clades; Asparagales – order; Asparagaceae - family; Agavoideae - subfamily
Hyponyms
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References
Further reading
- Yucca on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Yucca on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Yucca on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Yucca at USDA Plants database
English
Proper noun
Yucca
- The Yucca mountain.