SPANISH DAGGER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Spanish dagger mean? 

• SPANISH DAGGER (noun)
  The noun SPANISH DAGGER has 2 senses:

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

2. arborescent yucca of southwestern United States and northern Mexico with sword-shaped leaves and white flowers

  Familiarity information: SPANISH DAGGER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPANISH DAGGER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Spanish dagger; Yucca gloriosa

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:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Spanish dagger; Yucca carnerosana

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)