yacca

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish yaca, from Taíno.

Noun

yacca (plural yaccas)

  1. Either of two large evergreens of the West Indies, Podocarpus coriaceus and Podocarpus purdieanus.

Further reading

Etymology 2

Transferred sense from Kaurna yagu (“pine gum”), referring to the resinous exudation from yacca trunks. [1]

Alternative forms

Noun

yacca (plural yaccas)

  1. (Australia) Any of the various Australian perennial flowering plants of the genus Xanthorrhoea.
Synonyms

References
  1. Bruce Moore The Australian National Dictionary (Melbourne: OUP) 2016.

Further reading
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