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bear grass

–noun
1. Also called elk grass. a tall, western North American plant, Xerophyllum tenax, of the lily family, having narrow leaves and a dense, broad cluster of tiny white flowers.
2. any of several other plants having linear, grasslike leaves, as those of the genera Nolina and Dasylirion.

Origin:
1740–50, Americanism
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bear grass  
n.  
  1. A western North American perennial herb (Xerophyllum tenax) in the lily family, having a dense clump of basal grasslike leaves and a tall stalk bearing a terminal raceme of small whitish flowers.

  2. Any of several similar North American plants, especially species of the genera Nolina and Yucca.

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