Adam's needle


Adam's needle

noun

Definition of ADAM'S NEEDLE

: an often cultivated yucca (Yucca filamentosa) of coastal pine barrens of the eastern United States with a basal rosette of sharp-tipped leaves having loose threads along the margins

First Known Use of ADAM'S NEEDLE

circa 1760

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