| NOUN | plant | bear grass, Yucca smalliana | yucca of southern United States having a clump of basal grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme of small whitish flowers |
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| plant | bear grass, Yucca glauca | 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 | |
| plant | bear grass, Nolina microcarpa | stemless plant with tufts of grasslike leaves and erect panicle of minute creamy white flowers | |
| plant | bear grass, squaw grass, Xerophyllum tenax | plant of western North America having woody rhizomes and tufts of stiff grasslike basal leaves and spikes of creamy white flowers |
| Meaning | yucca of southern United States having a clump of basal grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme of small whitish flowers. | |
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| Synonym | Yucca smalliana | |
| Broader | yucca | Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca having usually tall stout stems and a terminal cluster of white flowers |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonym | Yucca glauca | |
| Broader | yucca | Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca having usually tall stout stems and a terminal cluster of white flowers |
| Meaning | stemless plant with tufts of grasslike leaves and erect panicle of minute creamy white flowers; southwestern United States and Mexico. | |
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| Synonym | Nolina microcarpa | |
| Member of | Nolina, genus Nolina | perennial plants resembling yucca |
| Broader | agave, century plant, American aloe | Tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes |
| Meaning | plant of western North America having woody rhizomes and tufts of stiff grasslike basal leaves and spikes of creamy white flowers. | |
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| Synonyms | squaw grass, Xerophyllum tenax | |
| Member of | Xerophyllum, genus Xerophyllum | small genus of North American herbs having grasslike basal leaves |
| Broader | liliaceous plant | plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber |
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