/ 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 .
/ 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 .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005