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]