YUCCA


Meaning of YUCCA in English

/ ˈjʌkə; NAmE / noun

a tropical plant with long stiff pointed leaves on a thick straight stem , often grown indoors

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent. (denoting cassava): from Carib .

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