Xerophyllum tenax

Definitions of Xerophyllum tenax
  1. noun
    plant of western North America having woody rhizomes and tufts of stiff grasslike basal leaves and spikes of creamy white flowers
    synonyms: bear grass, squaw grass
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    type of:
    liliaceous plant
    plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber
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