xerophyllum : Idioms & Phrases
genus xerophyllum
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noun small genus of North American herbs having grasslike basal leaves: squaw grass; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae
Xerophyllum.
WordNet
xerophyllum tenax
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noun plant of western North America having woody rhizomes and tufts of stiff grasslike basal leaves and spikes of creamy white flowers
squaw grass; bear grass.