Desert plant in the asparagus family (5)

I believe the answer is:

yucca

(Other definitions for yucca that I've seen before include "Evergreen N American shrub" , "Tropical American liliaceous plant" , "Grower" , "tapioca!" , "Plant of the Agavaceae family" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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