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Adam's needle
noun
Definition of ADAM'S NEEDLE
: an often cultivated yucca (Yucca filamentosa) of coastal pine barrens of the eastern United States with a basal rosette of sharp-tipped leaves having loose threads along the margins
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First Known Use of ADAM'S NEEDLE
circa 1760
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