soaptree yucca

noun

A desert shrub with long, pointed leaves and white flowers native to southwestern North America from southern Arizona to western Texas and northern Mexico, Yucca elata, used by American Indians for soap, due to its high saponin content, and fiber.

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Meanings

nounsoaptree yucca (usually uncountable, plural soaptree yuccas)

plural soaptree yuccas

  1. uncountableusuallyA desert shrub with long, pointed leaves and white flowers native to southwestern North America from southern Arizona to western Texas and northern Mexico, Yucca elata, used by American Indians for soap, due to its high saponin content, and fiber.

Synonyms & antonyms

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palmella
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APA

soaptree yucca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soaptree%20yucca

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“soaptree yucca.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soaptree%20yucca. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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