yacca

noun

yac·​ca

ˈyakə

plural -s

1

: any of several chiefly West Indian trees of the genus Podocarpus (such as P. coriaceus and P. purdianus)

2

: the wood of a yacca

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish yaca, from Taino

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