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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Yucca

/yŭk'-ə/ · Yuc·ca · IPA /ˈjʌkə/
01 n. See Flicker, n., 2.
  1. 1.
    See Flicker, n., 2.(Zool.) See: Flicker
02 n. A genus of American liliaceous, sometimes arborescent, plants having long, pointed, and often rigid, leaves at the top of a more or less wo…
  1. 1.
    A genus of American liliaceous, sometimes arborescent, plants having long, pointed, and often rigid, leaves at the top of a more or less woody stem, and bearing a large panicle of showy white blossoms.(Bot.)
Phrases & compounds
Yucca moth — a small silvery moth (Pronuba yuccasella) whose larvae feed on plants of the genus Yucca.