| 释义 |
▪ I. ‖ yacca|ˈjækə|
[Native name.]
A West Indian evergreen tree, of either of two species of Podocarpus (P. coriacea and P. Purdieana, N. O. Taxaceæ), or its wood, used in cabinet-work, etc. Also attrib.
1843Holtzapffel Turning I. 109 Yacca Wood, or Yacher, from Jamaica, is sent in short crooked pieces like roots. 1864Grisebach Flora W. Ind. Isl. 789 Yacca tree, Podocarpus coriacea. 1890H. Thomas Untrodden Jamaica 10 A gate composed of closely set pales of Yacca.
▪ II. yacca
var. yakka. |