Far out upon the plains the lone wolf skulked among the sage and cactus in search of the rabbit and antelope, or lay panting in the scanty shade of the yucca.
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Yucca
//ˈjʌkə//
Synonyms for "yucca" (20 found)
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Translations
25 translations across 20 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- юка noun (evergreen plant)
Catalan
1 entries- iuca noun (evergreen plant)
Chamicuro
1 entries- kinili noun (evergreen plant)
Cherokee
1 entries- ᏎᎷᏉᏯ noun (evergreen plant)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 絲蘭 /丝兰 noun (evergreen plant)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 絲蘭 /丝兰 noun (evergreen plant)
Finnish
1 entries- jukka noun (evergreen plant)
German
3 entries- Palmlilie noun (evergreen plant)
- Yucca noun (evergreen plant)
- Yuccapalme noun (evergreen plant)
Icelandic
2 entries- júkka noun (evergreen plant)
- pálmalilja noun (evergreen plant)
Ido
1 entries- yuko noun (evergreen plant)
Navajo
1 entries- tsáʼásziʼ noun (evergreen plant)
Panamint
1 entries- tattsumpi noun (evergreen plant)
Polish
2 entries- juka noun (evergreen plant)
- jukka noun (evergreen plant)
Portuguese
1 entries- iúca noun (evergreen plant)
Romanian
1 entries- yucca noun (evergreen plant)
Russian
1 entries- ю́кка noun (evergreen plant)
Slovak
1 entries- juka noun (evergreen plant)
Spanish
2 entries- cashcamote noun (evergreen plant)
- yuca noun (evergreen plant)
Taos
1 entries- phùolénemą noun (evergreen plant)
Turkish
1 entries- avize ağacı noun (evergreen plant)
Sample sentences
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The Chihuahuan Desert is the largest ecosystem in the park. Eighty percent of the park is desert. Animals like jackrabbits, roadrunner birds and mule deer live in the Chihuahuan. Many cactus and yucca species thrive. These are succulent plants. Most succulents have thick, heavy leaves that store water. Cacti store water in their stems.
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YUCCA: The Indian Yucca; vulgô. / The Characters are; / It hath the Appearance of an Aloe, the Leaves ending in a ſharp Point, but will grow in the Habit of a Tree; […] The Species are; / 1. Yucca; foliis Aloes. C. B. P. The common Yucca. / 2. Yucca; foliis filamentoſis. Moriſs. Yucca with Threads growing from the Leaves.[…]
Source: wiktionary
On the mountains a few junipers and piñons are found, and cactuses, agave, and yuccas, low, fleshy plants with bayonets and thorns.
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