Adam's needle

noun

Yucca filamentosa (spoonleaf yucca, filament yucca, silkgrass)

Similar
Adam's needle-and-threadspoonleaf yuccaneedle palmYucca filamentosa
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Meanings

nounAdam's needle (plural Adam's needles)

plural Adam's needles

  1. Certain species of Yucca:
    1. Yucca filamentosa (spoonleaf yucca, filament yucca, silkgrass)
    2. Yucca flaccida (weak-leaf yucca, beargrass)
    3. Yucca gloriosa (Spanish dagger)

Synonyms & antonyms

nounyucca with long stiff leaves having filamentlike appendages

Similar
Adam's needle-and-threadspoonleaf yuccaneedle palmYucca filamentosa
Broader
yucca
Also see
needle palm

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Polish Adamowa szpilka
  • Adamowa szpilkaTranslations
Turkish avize ağacı
  • avize ağacıTranslations
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APA

Adam's needle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Adam's%20needle

MLA

“Adam's needle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Adam's%20needle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Adam's needle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Adam's%20needle.

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