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bear grass
bear grass or bear·grass (bâr′grăs′)n.1. A western North American perennial herb (Xerophyllum tenax) having a dense clump of basal grasslike leaves and a tall stalk bearing a terminal raceme of small whitish flowers.2. Any of several similar North American plants, especially species of the genera Nolina and Yucca.bear′ grass` or bear′grass`,
n. 1. a tall W North American plant, Xerophyllum tenax, of the lily family, having grasslike foliage. 2. any of several plants of the agave family, having linear, grasslike leaves, as those of the genera Nolina and Dasylirion. [1740–50, Amer.] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  bear grass - yucca of southern United States having a clump of basal grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme of small whitish flowersYucca smallianayucca - any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca having usually tall stout stems and a terminal cluster of white flowers; warmer regions of North America | | 2. |  bear grass - yucca of west central United States having a clump of basal grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme of small whitish flowersYucca glaucayucca - any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca having usually tall stout stems and a terminal cluster of white flowers; warmer regions of North America | | 3. | bear grass - stemless plant with tufts of grasslike leaves and erect panicle of minute creamy white flowers; southwestern United States and MexicoNolina microcarpaagave, American aloe, century plant - tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fibergenus Nolina, Nolina - perennial plants resembling yucca; found in southern United States and Mexico | | 4. |  bear grass - plant of western North America having woody rhizomes and tufts of stiff grasslike basal leaves and spikes of creamy white flowerssquaw grass, Xerophyllum tenaxliliaceous plant - plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tubergenus Xerophyllum, Xerophyllum - small genus of North American herbs having grasslike basal leaves: squaw grass; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae |
bear grass
Synonyms for bear grassnoun yucca of southern United States having a clump of basal grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme of small whitish flowersSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun yucca of west central United States having a clump of basal grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme of small whitish flowersSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun stemless plant with tufts of grasslike leaves and erect panicle of minute creamy white flowersSynonymsRelated Words- agave
- American aloe
- century plant
- genus Nolina
- Nolina
noun plant of western North America having woody rhizomes and tufts of stiff grasslike basal leaves and spikes of creamy white flowersSynonyms- squaw grass
- Xerophyllum tenax
Related Words- liliaceous plant
- genus Xerophyllum
- Xerophyllum
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