genus yucca

Noun
  1. Tropical American plants with stiff lancelike leaves and spikes of white blossoms;
    Sometimes considered a genus of Amaryllidaceae (synset 112502311)
    is a type of: liliid monocot genus - genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils
    member holonym: 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
    belongs to: agavaceae, agave family, family agavaceae, sisal family - chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae

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