Main 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 2 : cassava

[yucca illustration]