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Adam's-needle
Adam's-needle n (Plants) a North American liliaceous plant, Yucca filamentosa, that has a tall woody stem, stiff pointed leaves, and large clusters of white flowers arranged in spikes. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant. See also Spanish bayonet Ad′am's-nee′dle
n. a yucca plant, Yucca filamentosa, grown as an ornamental. [1750–60, Amer.] Adam's-needle
Adam's-needle: see yuccayucca
, any plant of the genus Yucca, stiff-leaved stemless or treelike succulents of the family Liliaceae (lily family), native chiefly to the tablelands of Mexico and the American Southwest but found also in the E United States and the West Indies.
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