bear_grass
1. [ noun ] (botany) stemless plant with tufts of grasslike leaves and erect panicle of minute creamy white flowers; southwestern United States and Mexico
Synonyms: Nolina_microcarpa
Related terms: agave Nolina
2. [ noun ] (botany) 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
Synonyms: Yucca_glauca
Related terms: yucca
3. [ noun ] (botany) yucca of southern United States having a clump of basal grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme of small whitish flowers
Synonyms: Yucca_smalliana
Related terms: yucca
4. [ noun ] (botany) plant of western North America having woody rhizomes and tufts of stiff grasslike basal leaves and spikes of creamy white flowers
Synonyms: Xerophyllum_tenax squaw_grass
Related terms: liliaceous_plant Xerophyllum
Similar spelling:   Bergerson
  bur_grass
  Bergeron
  bear's_grape