YUCCA Definition & Meaning

yucca

[ yuhk-uh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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.

yucca

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noun

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

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of yucca¹

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

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of yucca¹

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

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"I want to plant yucca, tomatoes, bananas, mangoes and pineapples," she enthuses.

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But those protections also extend to the wider ecosystem — such as the yucca moth.

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Vibrant yucca, scrub oak and sage stood alongside dried-out chaparral.

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Yusely nodded at the yucca chips frying slowly in a pot of lukewarm oil.

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But a lack of lawns doesn’t equate to a lack of life: Picture aromatic sagebrush, bright yellow sunflowers, flowering yuccas, humble scrubs and native grasses billowing in the breeze.

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