yucca
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7.1
- noun
- /ˈjʌkə/
:
yuca
- In the desert, yucca plants are known for their ability to survive with minimal water.
- yucca plant
Examples
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Down below her in the open, the yucca was blooming.
Fiction book (1997) -
I wouldn't have thought to weave juniper bark, sage, and yucca into footwear.
Fiction book (1992) -
- A yucca plant. - I'll take it.
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A lot of people don't know about yucca, which is a root vegetable.
Blog text (31) -
Ipa picked up her basket of yucca roots at the top of the trail and followed them down.
Fiction book (1995) -
Her own people bathed often during the warm seasons, using yucca roots for suds.
Fiction book (1995) -
Except for the spiky yucca plants growing there, the rocky slopes of the valley were almost bare.
Fiction book (1998) -
Ahead on the flat plain, yucca plants stood against the reddening sky like stiff guards clutching their spears.
Fiction book (1995) -
The men made arrowheads, stone tools, and yucca-fiber fishing nets; the women wove baskets, sleeping mats, and sandals.
Fiction book (1995) -
The yucca plant thrives in hot, dry climates with its sharp leaves and white flowers.
Synonyms
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A large branching desert plant with spiky leaves and white flower clusters that grows in the southwestern United States
A large desert plant that looks like a tree with short leaves and white flowers
A desert plant with stiff, sharp leaves and white flower clusters
A plant with long pointed leaves like swords and clusters of white flowers
A tall desert plant with a woody stem, stiff long leaves, and large white flower clusters
A tough garden plant with long stiff leaves that have white threads on the edges
A desert plant with long stiff leaves that have thin threads at the edges
A garden plant with long stiff leaves with sharp tips and white flowers
A tall tree-like desert plant with a thin trunk and clusters of white flowers
A tree-like plant with long sword-shaped leaves and tall white flower spikes from the southwestern US and northern Mexico
A tall plant like a small tree with long pointed leaves and white flowers
A tall desert plant with a long stem of creamy white flowers
A desert plant that grows in the US Southwest and Mexico with a tall spike of creamy white flowers
A large plant from the southeastern United States with long smooth leaves and a short trunk
A plant from west-central US with long narrow leaves at the base and a tall stalk of small white flowers
A plant with a group of long narrow leaves and a tall stalk of small white flowers
Compounds
- Specialized
A large desert plant that looks like a tree with short leaves and white flowers
- Specialized
A tree-like plant with long sword-shaped leaves and tall white flower spikes from the southwestern US and northern Mexico
- Specialized
A tall tree-like desert plant with a thin trunk and clusters of white flowers
- Specialized
A garden plant with long stiff leaves with sharp tips and white flowers
- Specialized
A tough garden plant with long stiff leaves that have white threads on the edges
- Specialized
A plant from west-central US with long narrow leaves at the base and a tall stalk of small white flowers
- Specialized
A large plant from the southeastern United States with long smooth leaves and a short trunk
- Specialized
A plant with a group of long narrow leaves and a tall stalk of small white flowers
- Specialized
A desert plant that grows in the US Southwest and Mexico with a tall spike of creamy white flowers
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word yucca comes from a Caribbean Indigenous word yuca, which Spanish used for the plant 'cassava'. Early European speakers sometimes used the same name for different plants, and that's why yucca now refers to the sharp, pointed plant with stiff leaves and white flowers.