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- [yuhk-uh]
- /ˈyʌk ə/
- /ˈjʌk.ə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [yuhk-uh]
- /ˈyʌk ə/
Definitions of yucca word
- noun yucca any plant belonging to the genus Yucca, of the agave family, native to the warmer regions of America, having pointed, usually rigid, sword-shaped leaves and clusters of white, waxy flowers: the state flower of New Mexico. 1
- noun yucca A plant of the agave family with stiff swordlike leaves and spikes of white bell-shaped flowers that are dependent upon the yucca moth for fertilization, found especially in warm regions of North America and Mexico. 1
- noun yucca plant: succulent 1
- noun yucca any of several plants of the genus Yucca, of tropical and subtropical America, having stiff lancelike leaves and spikes of white flowers: family Agaraceae 0
- noun yucca any of a genus (Yucca) of plants of the agave family, having stiff, sword-shaped leaves and white flowers in an erect raceme, found in the U.S. and Latin America 0
- noun yucca the flower of any of these plants 0
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Origin of yucca
First appearance:
before 1655 One of the 46% oldest English words
1655-65; < New Latin, apparently < Spanish; perhaps orig. identical with yuca yuca
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Parts of speech for Yucca
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preposition
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determiner
exclamation
yucca popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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