yacca

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Etymology 1
  - 1.1.1 Noun
  - 1.1.2 Further reading
- 1.2 Etymology 2

English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowing from Spanish yaca, from Taino.

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Noun[edit]

yacca (plural yaccas)

Either of two large evergreens of the West Indies, Podocarpus coriaceus and Podocarpus purdicanus.

Further reading[edit]

Podocarpus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2[edit]

From a native Australian name.

A yacca

Alternative forms[edit]

yacka, yakka

Noun[edit]

yacca (plural yaccas)

Any of the various Australian perennial flowering plants of the genus Xanthorrhoea

Synonyms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Xanthorrhoea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Xanthorrhoea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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