"yacca" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: yaccas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish yaca, from Taíno. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|yaca}} Spanish yaca, {{uder|en|tnq|-}} Taíno Head templates: {{en-noun}} yacca (plural yaccas)
  1. Either of two large evergreens of the West Indies, Podocarpus coriaceus and Podocarpus purdieanus. Categories (lifeform): Asparagales order plants, Podocarpus family plants
    Sense id: en-yacca-en-noun-BQ2bZlwY Disambiguation of Asparagales order plants: 62 38 Disambiguation of Podocarpus family plants: 69 31 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 59 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: yaccas [plural], yacka [alternative], yakka [alternative]
Etymology: Transferred sense from Kaurna yagu (“pine gum”), referring to the resinous exudation from yacca trunks. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|zku|yagu||pine gum}} Kaurna yagu (“pine gum”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} yacca (plural yaccas)
  1. (Australia) Any of the various Australian perennial flowering plants of the genus Xanthorrhoea. Tags: Australia Synonyms: grasstree, grass tree, blackboy
    Sense id: en-yacca-en-noun-GeP3Wtxr Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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