NOUN | plant | Nolina, genus Nolina | perennial plants resembling yucca |
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Meaning | perennial plants resembling yucca; found in southern United States and Mexico. | |
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Synonym | genus Nolina | |
Member of | Agavaceae, family Agavaceae, agave family, sisal family | chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants |
Members | bear grass, Nolina microcarpa | stemless plant with tufts of grasslike leaves and erect panicle of minute creamy white flowers |
Broader | liliid monocot genus | genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils |
Spanish | genus nolina, nolina | |
Catalan | genus nolina, nolina |
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