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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Yacca

/(yăk"kȧ)/ · Yac·ca · IPA
01 n. A West Indian name for two large timber trees (Podocarpus coriaceus, and Podocarpus Purdicanus) of the Yew family. The wood, which is much …
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    A West Indian name for two large timber trees (Podocarpus coriaceus, and Podocarpus Purdicanus) of the Yew family. The wood, which is much used, is pale brownish with darker streaks.(Bot.)