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yacca

noun
yac·​ca | \ˈyakə\
plural -s

Definition of yacca 

1 : any of several chiefly West Indian trees of the genus Podocarpus (such as P. coriaceus and P. purdianus)

2 : the wood of a yacca

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History and Etymology for yacca

American Spanish yaca, from Taino

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