yacca
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish yaca, from Taíno.
Noun[edit]
yacca (plural yaccas)
- Either of two large evergreens of the West Indies, Podocarpus coriaceus and Podocarpus purdicanus.
Further reading[edit]
- Podocarpus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2[edit]
Transferred sense from Kaurna yagu (“pine gum”), referring to the resinous exudation from yacca trunks. [1]
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
yacca (plural yaccas)
- (Australia) Any of the various Australian perennial flowering plants of the genus Xanthorrhoea.
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Bruce Moore The Australian National Dictionary (Melbourne: OUP) 2016.
Further reading[edit]
- Xanthorrhoea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Xanthorrhoea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies