ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Beargrass

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Beargrass is a noun meaning Xerophyllum tenax, a grasslike perennial closely related to lilies, formerly used in basketweaving by the Native Americans.

Meaning

Xerophyllum tenax, a grasslike perennial closely related to lilies, formerly used in basketweaving by the Native Americans.

More Meanings

  1. A yucca plant, the silkgrass or Adam's needle (Yucca spp., Nolina spp.)

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Related dictionary entries include blackgrass, eelgrass, cottongrass, switchgrass, saltgrass, needlegrass.

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