Spanish daggers Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun yucca of southeastern United States similar to the Spanish bayonets but with shorter trunk and smoother leaves
    Yucca gloriosa; Spanish dagger.
  2. noun arborescent yucca of southwestern United States and northern Mexico with sword-shaped leaves and white flowers
    Yucca carnerosana; Spanish dagger.

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Definitions
  1. (Bot.) See Spanish bayonet.

Webster 1913