yacca
English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish yaca, from Taíno.
Noun
yacca (plural yaccas)
- Either of two large evergreens of the West Indies, Podocarpus coriaceus and Podocarpus purdicanus.
Further reading
Podocarpus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
From a native Australian name.
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A yacca
Alternative forms
- yacka, yakka
Noun
yacca (plural yaccas)
- Any of the various Australian perennial flowering plants of the genus Xanthorrhoea
Synonyms
- grasstree, grass tree
- blackboy
Further reading
Xanthorrhoea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Xanthorrhoea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies