yacca
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Spanish yaca, from Taíno.
Noun edit
yacca (plural yaccas)
- Either of two large evergreens of the West Indies, Podocarpus coriaceus and Podocarpus purdicanus.
Further reading edit
- Podocarpus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2 edit
Transferred sense from Kaurna yagu (“pine gum”), referring to the resinous exudation from yacca trunks. [1]
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
yacca (plural yaccas)
- (Australia) Any of the various Australian perennial flowering plants of the genus Xanthorrhoea.
Synonyms edit
References edit
- ^ Bruce Moore The Australian National Dictionary (Melbourne: OUP) 2016.
Further reading edit
- Xanthorrhoea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Xanthorrhoea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies