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Meanings of Yucca carnerosana in English

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

        Synonyms
        Examples for "Spanish dagger"
        Examples for "Spanish dagger"
        1
        I wonder why the Spanish dagger grows so thick on this hill, Enid?
        One of Ours
        2
        The Spanish dagger plants at the gate pricked his calves painfully and he stumbled forward.
        A Confederacy of Dunces
        3
        My boots, my sword, my cartridge-box and the Spanish dagger which is on my night-table!
        Original Short Stories — Volume 01
        4
        Helena's sudden flight left Magdaléna staring through the dark at the Spanish dagger in her hand.
        The Californians
        5
        The second bullet, then, only shattered the white petals of a Spanish dagger flower suspended two feet above Rosita's head.
        Whirligigs