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yacca

yacca noun: either of two large evergreens of the West Indies, Podocarpus coriaceus and Podocarpus purdieanus.

yacca: either of two large evergreens of the West Indies, Podocarpus coriaceus and Podocarpus purdieanus
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Noun (1)

yacca (plural yaccas)

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

Noun (2)

yacca (plural yaccas)

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

Synonyms of yacca

Forms of yacca

pluralyaccas
alternative formyacka
alternative formyakka

Origin of yacca

Borrowed from Spanish yaca, from Taíno.

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

Questions about yacca

What does yacca mean?
Yacca means either of two large evergreens of the West Indies, Podocarpus coriaceus and Podocarpus purdieanus.
What part of speech is yacca?
Yacca is a noun.
What is the plural of yacca?
The plural of yacca is yaccas.

Words near yacca in the dictionary

  1. yacare
  2. yacare caiman
  3. yacares
  4. yacata
  5. yacatas
  6. yacca
  7. Yaccarino
  8. yaccas
  9. Yachimata
  10. Yachiyo
  11. yacht

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