What does "spanish dagger" mean?

Any of several species of flowering plant in the genus Yucca, especially Yucca gloriosa.

What is a synonym for "spanish dagger"?

Common synonyms include: yucca, yucca carnerosana, yucca gloriosa, yuccas.

noun

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Noun

1
Any of several species of flowering plant in the genus Yucca, especially Yucca gloriosa.
"The Spanish dagger plants at the gate pricked his calves painfully and he stumbled forward."
2
arborescent yucca of southwestern United States and northern Mexico with sword-shaped leaves and white flowers wordnet
3
yucca of southeastern United States similar to the Spanish bayonets but with shorter trunk and smoother leaves wordnet

"The Spanish dagger plants at the gate pricked his calves painfully and he stumbled forward."