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Definitions for Yucca

[1] any plant belonging to the genus Yucca, of the agave family, native to the warmer regions of America, having pointed, usually rigid, sword-shaped leaves and clusters of white, waxy flowers: the state flower of New Mexico.
[2] any of several plants of the genus Yucca, of tropical and subtropical America, having stiff lancelike leaves and spikes of white flowers: family Agaraceae See also Adam's-needle, Spanish bayonet

Words nearby Yucca

yuca, yucaipa, yucatec, yucatán, yucatán channel, yucca, yucca moth, yucca mountain, yuch, yuchy, yuck

Origin of Yucca

1655–65; < New Latin, apparently < Spanish; perhaps orig. identical with yuca yuca

Word origin for Yucca

C16: from American Spanish yuca, ultimately from an American Indian word