NOUN | plant | Xerophyllum tenax, squaw grass, bear grass | 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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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, bear grass | |
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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