transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈyə-kə ]
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 North 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
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yucca 1
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