yucca

yuc·ca

noun \ˈyə-kə\

Definition of YUCCA

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

2

: cassava

Illustration of YUCCA

Origin of YUCCA

New Latin, from Spanish yuca, of unknown origin

First Known Use: 1664

Rhymes with YUCCA

chukka, pukka