bear grass: Meaning and Definition of

bear' grass"

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  1. Also calleda 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.
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