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noun
A soaptree (Yucca elata), of the arid southwestern and south-central US and northern Mexico.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: soaptree yucca, soapweed, soapweed yucca
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A colony, or an individual cell within a colony, of immobile, asexually reproducing green algae, formed in response to adverse conditions such as desiccation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From resemblance to green algae of the genus Palmella.
