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YUCCA BREVIFOLIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Yucca brevifolia mean? 

YUCCA BREVIFOLIA (noun)
  The noun YUCCA BREVIFOLIA has 1 sense:

1. a large branched arborescent yucca of southwestern United States having short leaves and clustered greenish white flowersplay

  Familiarity information: YUCCA BREVIFOLIA used as a noun is very rare.


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YUCCA BREVIFOLIA (noun)


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Meaning:

A large branched arborescent yucca of southwestern United States having short leaves and clustered greenish white flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Joshua tree; Yucca brevifolia

Hypernyms ("Yucca brevifolia" is a kind of...):

yucca (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 America)


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