Gross-sounding plant? (5)

I believe the answer is:

yucca

(Other definitions for yucca that I've seen before include "Adam's Needle plant" , "exotic plant" , "Garden plant from Mexico" , "North American evergreen plant with sword-shaped leaves" , "American plant with tall stout stems" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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