Spanish bayonet
Spanish bayonet · Spanish bayonets
Any of various plants with narrow leaves coming to a sharp pointAny of various plants with narrow leaves coming to a sharp point: Hesperoyucca whipplei.
Meaning
4 sensesAny of various plants with narrow leaves coming to a sharp point:
Hesperoyucca whipplei.
Yucca faxoniana.
Yucca gloriosa.
Yucca schidigera.
More definitions
- tall yucca of the southwestern United States and Mexico having a woody stem and stiff swordlike pointed leaves and a large cluster of white flowers
- a stiff yucca with a short trunk; found in the southern United States and tropical America; has rigid spine-tipped leaves and clusters of white flowers
Forms
plural: Spanish bayonets| Singular | Spanish bayonet |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- tall yucca of the southwestern United States and Mexico having a woody stem and stiff swordlike pointed leaves and a large cluster of white flowers:Yucca baccata
- a stiff yucca with a short trunk; found in the southern United States and tropical America; has rigid spine-tipped leaves and clusters of white flowers:Yucca aloifolia
See also
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