The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Podocarpus coriaceus — Yacca Yac ca (y[a^]k k[.a]), n. (Bot.) A West Indian name for two large timber trees ({Podocarpus coriaceus}, and {Podocarpus Purdicanus}) of the Yew family. The wood, which is much used, is pale brownish with darker streaks. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Yacca — Yac ca (y[a^]k k[.a]), n. (Bot.) A West Indian name for two large timber trees ({Podocarpus coriaceus}, and {Podocarpus Purdicanus}) of the Yew family. The wood, which is much used, is pale brownish with darker streaks. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
yacca — noun a) Either of two large evergreens of the West Indies, Podocarpus coriaceus and Podocarpus purdicanus. b) Any of the various Australian perennial flowering plants of the genus Xanthorrhoea Syn: grasstree, grass tree, blackboy … Wiktionary
