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Yacca

Yac′ca

(yăk′kȧ)
,
Noun.
(Bot.)
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.

Definition 2024


yacca

yacca

English

Noun

yacca (plural yaccas)

  1. Either of two large evergreens of the West Indies, Podocarpus coriaceus and Podocarpus purdicanus.

Etymology 2

From a native Australian name.

A yacca

Alternative forms

Noun

yacca (plural yaccas)

  1. Any of the various Australian perennial flowering plants of the genus Xanthorrhoea
Synonyms