beargrass
English
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editbeargrass (countable anduncountable,pluralbeargrasses)
- Xerophyllum tenax, agrasslikeperennial closely related tolilies, formerly used inbasketweaving by theNative Americans.
- Ayucca plant, thesilkgrass orAdam's needle (Yucca spp.,Nolina spp.)
Synonyms
edit- (Xerophyllum tenax):squaw grass,soap grass,quip-quip,Indian basket grass
Further reading
edit- Xerophyllum tenax on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Xerophyllum tenax on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Xerophyllum tenax on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- “beargrass”, inOneLook Dictionary Search.
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