Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
Yucca aloifolia

Yucca aloifolia

9.9
A garden plant with long stiff leaves with sharp tips and white flowers
  • noun
  • /ˈjʌkə əˌlɔɪˈfoʊliə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : yucca aloifolia
  • The Yucca aloifolia can tolerate sandy soils and is often used as an ornamental plant.

Examples

  • Many coastal landscapes feature the hardy Yucca aloifolia due to its resilience to salt spray.

  • I planted a Yucca aloifolia in my garden for its striking white flowers.

  • The Yucca aloifolia is known for its striking appearance.

  • Many gardeners love Yucca aloifolia for its low maintenance.

  • I planted a Yucca aloifolia in my garden for its striking white flowers.

  • Many coastal landscapes feature the hardy Yucca aloifolia due to its resilience to salt spray.

  • The Yucca aloifolia can tolerate sandy soils and is often used as an ornamental plant.

Synonyms

Spanish bayonet
vsYucca aloifolia
  • US
8.6

A desert plant with stiff, sharp leaves and white flower clusters

is the formal scientific name used in botanical contexts

Surface Forms

Yucca aloifolia singular
Yucca aloifolias plural

Morphology

yucca + aloifolia

This is a scientific binomial: an English noun 'yucca' plus a Latin botanical epithet 'aloifolia' (not found in the learner dictionary). A B1 learner who knows 'yucca' but not Latin morphological elements cannot infer the precise species meaning from the parts, so the name is not transparently compositional for typical learners.

Etymology

Yucca aloifolia may come from a Native American word Yucca for a root plant and the Latin word aloifolia meaning 'aloe leaf'. That's why the name gives a simple picture of a spiky, aloe-like plant with white flowers.