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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.

Origin:
1655–65; < Neo-Latin, apparently < Spanish; perhaps orig. identical with yuca yuca

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yucca (ˈjʌkə)

—n
	Adam's-needle See also Spanish bayonet any of several plants of the genus Yucca, of tropical and subtropical America, having stiff lancelike leaves and spikes of white flowers: family Agaraceae

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

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