yacca

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noun

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

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grasstreegrass treeblackboyyacca podocarpPodocarpus coriaceus
OriginSpanish yaca →
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Meanings

yacca1

nounyacca (plural yaccas)

plural yaccas

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

yacca2

nounyacca (plural yaccas)

plural yaccas · alternative yacka · alternative yakka

  1. AustraliaAny of the various Australian perennial flowering plants of the genus Xanthorrhoea.

    Synonyms: grasstree, grass tree, blackboy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of the various Australian perennial flowering plants of the genus Xanthorrhoea.

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grasstreegrass treeblackboy

More synonyms by meaning

nounWest Indian evergreen with medium to long leaves

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yacca podocarpPodocarpus coriaceus
Broader
coniferconiferous tree

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

yacca · noun

  1. Spanishyaca
  2. Englishyacca

Borrowed from Spanish yaca, from Taíno.

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yacca · noun

  1. Kaurnayagu“pine gum”
  2. Englishyacca

Transferred sense from Kaurna yagu (“pine gum”), referring to the resinous exudation from yacca trunks.

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APA

yacca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yacca

MLA

“yacca.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yacca. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yacca,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yacca.

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