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Yacca
Yac′ca
(yăk′kȧ)
, Noun.
(Bot.)
A West Indian name for two large timber trees (
Podocarpus coriaceus
, and Podocarpus Purdicanus
) of the Yew family. The wood, which is much used, is pale brownish with darker streaks. Definition 2024
yacca
yacca
English
Noun
yacca (plural yaccas)
- Either of two large evergreens of the West Indies, Podocarpus coriaceus and Podocarpus purdicanus.
Etymology 2
From a native Australian name.
A yacca
Alternative forms
- yacka, yakka
Noun
yacca (plural yaccas)
- Any of the various Australian perennial flowering plants of the genus Xanthorrhoea
Synonyms
- grasstree, grass tree
- blackboy