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/ad"euhmz need"l/, n.a yucca, Yucca filamentosa, grown as an ornamental, having sword-shaped leaves and a tall spike of creamy-white, bell-shaped flowers.[1750-60, Amer.]
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Adam's needle — Adam Ad am, n. 1. The name given in the Bible to the first man, the progenitor of the human race. [1913 Webster] 2. (As a symbol) Original sin; human frailty. [1913 Webster] And whipped the offending Adam out of him. Shak. [1913 Webster] {Adam s… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Adam's needle — ☆ Adam s needle n. any of several species (esp. Yucca filamentosa) of the yucca plant * * * … Universalium
Adam's needle — ☆ Adam s needle n. any of several species (esp. Yucca filamentosa) of the yucca plant … English World dictionary
Adam's needle — noun yucca with long stiff leaves having filamentlike appendages • Syn: ↑Adam s needle and thread, ↑spoonleaf yucca, ↑needle palm, ↑Yucca filamentosa • Hypernyms: ↑yucca … Useful english dictionary
Adam's needle — Yucca Yuc ca, n. [NL., from Yuca, its name in St. Domingo.] (Bot.) A genus of American liliaceous, sometimes arborescent, plants having long, pointed, and often rigid, leaves at the top of a more or less woody stem, and bearing a large panicle of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Adam's needle-and-thread — noun yucca with long stiff leaves having filamentlike appendages • Syn: ↑Adam s needle, ↑spoonleaf yucca, ↑needle palm, ↑Yucca filamentosa • Hypernyms: ↑yucca * * * noun see ada … Useful english dictionary
Adam's needle — noun Date: circa 1760 an often cultivated yucca (Yucca filamentosa) of coastal pine barrens of the eastern United States with a basal rosette of sharp tipped leaves having loose threads along the margins … New Collegiate Dictionary
adam's-needle — n. Yucca, bear grass, Spanish bayonet … New dictionary of synonyms
Adam's-needle — Ad′am s nee′dle n. pln a yucca plant, Yucca filamentosa, grown as an ornamental • Etymology: 1750–60, amer … From formal English to slang
Adam's needle — /ædəmz ˈnidl/ (say aduhmz needl) noun a species of yucca, Yucca smalliana, much cultivated for ornament …
