n.
Pronunciation: ' y ə -k ə
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Spanish yuca, of unknown origin
Date: 1664
1 : any of a genus ( Yucca ) of sometimes arborescent plants of the agave family that occur in warm regions chiefly of western No. America and have long sword-shaped often stiff fibrous-margined leaves on a usually woody base and bear a large panicle of white blossoms
2 : CASSAVA
yucca