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bear grass

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: bear grass

1
 n
yucca of southern United States having a clump of basal grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme of small whitish flowers
2
 n
stemless plant with tufts of grasslike leaves and erect panicle of minute creamy white flowers; southwestern United States and Mexico
3
 n
plant of western North America having woody rhizomes and tufts of stiff grasslike basal leaves and spikes of creamy white flowers
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: bear grass
1

n yucca of southern United States having a clump of basal grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme of small whitish flowers

Synonyms:
Yucca smalliana
Type of:
yucca
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

n yucca of west central United States having a clump of basal grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme of small whitish flowers

Synonyms:
Yucca glauca
Type of:
yucca
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

n stemless plant with tufts of grasslike leaves and erect panicle of minute creamy white flowers; southwestern United States and Mexico

Synonyms:
Nolina microcarpa
Type of:
American aloe, agave, century plant
tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber
3

n plant of western North America having woody rhizomes and tufts of stiff grasslike basal leaves and spikes of creamy white flowers

Synonyms:
Xerophyllum tenax, squaw grass
Type of:
liliaceous plant
plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber
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