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 Meaning of BEAR GRASS
| Pronunciation: |  | behr gras 
 
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[n]  plant of western North America having woody rhizomes and tufts of stiff grasslike basal leaves and spikes of creamy white flowers  [n]  stemless plant with tufts of grasslike leaves and erect panicle of minute creamy white flowers; southwestern United States and Mexico  [n]  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  [n]  yucca of southern United States having a clump of basal grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme of small whitish flowers   |  |  |  |  | Websites: |  |  |  |  |  |  | Synonyms: |  | Nolina microcarpa, squaw grass, Xerophyllum tenax, Yucca glauca, Yucca smalliana |  |  |  |  | See Also: |  | agave, American aloe, century plant, genus Nolina, genus Xerophyllum, liliaceous plant, Nolina, Xerophyllum, yucca |  |     |    |  |