Definitions
A desert plant with stiff pointed leaves and often tall clusters of white flowers.
Word origin
Variant of yuca, sometimes said to be from Kari'na yuca (“cassava (Manihot esculenta)”), but this latter appears to be a ghost word. The word was applied to plants of the genus Yucca (now the main sense), because Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778) and others confused them with the cassava.
Used in a sentence
“On the mountains a few junipers and piñons are found, and cactuses, agave, and yuccas, low, fleshy plants with bayonets and thorns.”
“The strange yet appealing yucca is native to the United States, Mexico and the West Indies and is part of the Agavaceae family, many species of which have tough, sword-like leaves.”
“Jucca, ſive Yucca Peruana. The root whereof the bread Caſua, or Cazava is made.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“spiky desert shrub”5 letters
02“Desert plant”5 letters
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