Associations to the word «Yucca»

Wiktionary

YUCCA, noun. Any of several evergreen plants, of the genus Yucca, having long, pointed, and rigid leaves at the top of a woody stem, and bearing a large panicle of showy white blossoms.
YUCCA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae   — the yuccas.
YUCCA, proper noun. The Yucca mountain.
YUCCA BORER, noun. A Californian boring weevil (Yuccaborus frontalis).
YUCCA BORER, noun. A large moth-like butterfly (Megathymus yuccae) whose larva bores in yucca roots.
YUCCA BORERS, noun. Plural of yucca borer
YUCCA MOTH, noun. A prodoxid moth whose larvae feed on yucca.
YUCCA MOTHS, noun. Plural of yucca moth

Dictionary definition

YUCCA, noun. Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca having usually tall stout stems and a terminal cluster of white flowers; warmer regions of North America.

Wise words

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Alexander Pope