yacca

noun — 2 senses

noun

Etymology Borrowed from Spanish yaca, from Taíno.

Either of two large evergreens of the West Indies, Podocarpus coriaceus and Podocarpus purdieanus.

noun

Etymology Transferred sense from Kaurna yagu (“pine gum”), referring to the resinous exudation from yacca trunks.

Australia Any of the various Australian perennial flowering plants of the genus Xanthorrhoea.

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