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yuccaMain Entry: yuc·ca Pronunciation: \ˈyə-kə\ Function: noun Etymology: New Latin, from Spanish yuca, of unknown origin Date: 1664 1 : any of a genus (Yucca) of sometimes arborescent plants of the agave family that occur in warm regions chiefly of western North America and have long sword-shaped often stiff fibrous-margined leaves on a usually woody base and bear a large panicle of white blossoms
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