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soaptree yucca

soaptree yucca noun: a desert shrub with long, pointed leaves and white flowers native to southwestern North America from southern Arizona to western Texas and northern Mexico, Yucca elata, used by American Indians for soap, due to its high saponin content, and fiber.

soaptree yucca: a desert shrub with long, pointed leaves and white flowers native to southwestern North America...
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Noun

soaptree yucca (usually uncountable, plural soaptree yuccas)

  1. (usually) A desert shrub with long, pointed leaves and white flowers native to southwestern North America from southern Arizona to western Texas and northern Mexico, Yucca elata, used by American Indians for soap, due to its high saponin content, and fiber.

Forms of soaptree yucca

pluralsoaptree yuccas

Questions about soaptree yucca

What does soaptree yucca mean?
Soaptree yucca means a desert shrub with long, pointed leaves and white flowers native to southwestern North America from southern Arizona to western Texas and northern Mexico, Yucca elata, used by American Indians for soap, due to its high saponin content, and fiber.
What part of speech is soaptree yucca?
Soaptree yucca is a noun.
What is the plural of soaptree yucca?
The plural of soaptree yucca is soaptree yuccas.

Words near soaptree yucca in the dictionary

  1. soapstoning
  2. soapsud
  3. soapsuddy
  4. soapsuds
  5. soaptree
  6. soaptree yucca
  7. soaptree yuccas
  8. soaptrees
  9. soapumentaries
  10. soapumentary
  11. soapweed

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