yucca
pronunciation
How to pronounce yucca in British English:
UK [ˈjʌkə]
How to pronounce yucca in American English:
US ['jʌkə]
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- Noun:
- any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca having usually tall stout stems and a terminal cluster of white flowers; warmer regions of North America
Word Origin
- yucca (n.)
- Central and South American name for the cassava plant, 1550s, from Spanish yuca, juca (late 15c.), probably from Taino, native language of Haiti.
Example
- 1. Yucca was used by the southwest native americans for washing their hair .
- 2. Even after modern soaps became available , many tribal groups still preferred yucca because of its gentle way of cleansing one 's hair , without stripping or drying its structure .
- 3. As well as offering packaged goods aimed at hispanic customers , as wal-mart does in some stores , these shops sell prepared dishes , including red beans with pig 's feet and stewed chicken , and perishables such as yucca root .
- 4. One thing obama did not spell out is how the us will deal with a new generation of waste now that it has abandoned plans for a storage facility at yucca mountain .
- 5. In the us , a site was earmarked decades ago at nevada 's yucca mountain , 100 miles from las vegas , but the obama administration finally abandoned the scheme last year .