NOUN | plant | genus Yucca | tropical American plants with stiff lancelike leaves and spikes of white blossoms |
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Meaning | Tropical American plants with stiff lancelike leaves and spikes of white blossoms; sometimes considered a genus of Amaryllidaceae. | |
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Member of | Agavaceae, family Agavaceae, agave family, sisal family | chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants |
Members | yucca | Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca having usually tall stout stems and a terminal cluster of white flowers |
Broader | liliid monocot genus | genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils |
Spanish | genus yucca | |
Catalan | genus yucca |
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