noun
yucca
YUH-kuh
Yucca (noun) means a plant with long, stiff, pointed leaves and tall clusters of white flowers, often grown as an ornamental or houseplant. Example: “They planted a row of yuccas along the driveway.”
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A plant with long, stiff, pointed leaves and tall clusters of white flowers, often grown as an ornamental or houseplant.
"They planted a row of yuccas along the driveway."
How to use yucca
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA spiky-leaved desert plant often grown for decoration.
Common mistake
Not to be confused with "yuca," the starchy root vegetable also called cassava — they are unrelated plants despite the similar name.
Easily confused with
yuca
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Word forms
- Plural
- yuccas
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Etymology
The name was borrowed from a word for cassava and mistakenly applied to this unrelated plant after early botanists confused the two.
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What does “yucca” mean?
The word “yucca” means a plant with long, stiff, pointed leaves and tall clusters of white flowers, often grown as an ornamental or houseplant. In plain terms, a spiky-leaved desert plant often grown for decoration.
How do you pronounce “yucca”?
“Yucca” is pronounced YUH-kuh (/ˈjʌkə/ in IPA).
How do you use “yucca” in a sentence?
Here is “yucca” used in a sentence: “They planted a row of yuccas along the driveway.”
What part of speech is “yucca”?
“Yucca” is a noun.
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