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Word: Yucca
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century (denoting cassava): from Carib
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈjʌkə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a plant of the agave family with swordlike leaves and spikes of white bell-shaped flowers that are dependent upon the yucca moth for fertilization, native to warm regions of the US and Mexico.
Short Definition:plant of agave family with swordlike leaves and spikes of white bell-shaped flowers
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