| NOUN | plant | Xerophyllum, genus Xerophyllum | small genus of North American herbs having grasslike basal leaves |
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| Meaning | small genus of North American herbs having grasslike basal leaves: squaw grass; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae. | |
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| Synonym | genus Xerophyllum | |
| Member of | Liliaceae, family Liliaceae, lily family | Includes species sometimes divided among the following families |
| Members | squaw grass, bear grass, Xerophyllum tenax | plant of western North America having woody rhizomes and tufts of stiff grasslike basal leaves and spikes of 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 xerophyllum, xerophyllum | |
| Catalan | genus xerophyllum, xerophyllum | |
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