Synonyms of bear grass

Noun


1. bear grass, Yucca smalliana, yucca

usage: yucca of southern United States having a clump of basal grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme of small whitish flowers

2. bear grass, Yucca glauca, yucca

usage: 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

3. bear grass, Nolina microcarpa, agave, century plant, American aloe

usage: stemless plant with tufts of grasslike leaves and erect panicle of minute creamy white flowers; southwestern United States and Mexico

4. squaw grass, bear grass, Xerophyllum tenax, liliaceous plant

usage: 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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