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SPANISH DAGGER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Arborescent yucca of southwestern United States and northern Mexico with sword-shaped leaves and white flowers

Synonyms:

Spanish dagger; Yucca carnerosana

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Spanish dagger" 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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Yucca of southeastern United States similar to the Spanish bayonets but with shorter trunk and smoother leaves

Synonyms:

Spanish dagger; Yucca gloriosa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Spanish dagger" 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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