The common yucca, Y. filamentosa, is also known as Eve's thread or Adam's needle, since both threads and needles can be made from the leaves. |
The area where we're working is full of newly-planted yucca, papayas, sweet potatoes, and herbs like marjoram and stevia as ground cover. |
It searches among the yucca cactuses and Joshua trees for a lonely radar station atop a mountain peak. |
There's a complete chain of command to determine where the office yucca plant should go. |
Olla de carne, the traditional stew, is made with beef, potatoes, corn, plantains, squash, yucca, and other vegetables. |
Those of Y. brevifolia, the Joshua tree yucca, are best if parboiled first, to remove bitterness. |