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