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yucca 音标拼音: [j'ʌkə] n. 丝兰 丝兰 yucca n 1: any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca having usually tall stout stems and a terminal cluster of white flowers; warmer regions of North AmericaFlicker \ Flick" er\, n. 1. The act of wavering or of fluttering; fluctuation; sudden and brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of the dying flame. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Zool.) The golden- winged woodpecker ({ Colaptes aurutus}); -- so called from its spring note. Called also { yellow- hammer}, { high- holder}, { pigeon woodpecker}, and { yucca}. [ 1913 Webster] The cackle of the flicker among the oaks. -- Thoureau. [ 1913 Webster]
Yucca \ Yuc" ca\, n. ( Zool.) See { Flicker}, n., 2. [ 1913 Webster]
Yucca \ Yuc" ca\, n. [ NL., from Yuca, its name in St. Domingo.] ( Bot.) A genus of American liliaceous, sometimes arborescent, plants having long, pointed, and often rigid, leaves at the top of a more or less woody stem, and bearing a large panicle of showy white blossoms. [ 1913 Webster] Note: The species with more rigid leaves ( as { Yucca aloifolia}, { Yucca Treculiana}, and { Yucca baccata}) are called { Spanish bayonet}, and one with softer leaves ({ Yucca filamentosa}) is called { bear grass}, and { Adam' s needle}. [ 1913 Webster] { Yucca moth} ( Zool.), a small silvery moth ({ Pronuba yuccasella}) whose larvae feed on plants of the genus { Yucca}. [ 1913 Webster]
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