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beargrass

noun

Etymology

From bear + grass.

  1. inherited from *gʰreh₁-✻ — “to grow”
  2. inherited from *grasą✻ — “grass”
  3. inherited from *gras✻
  4. inherited from græs
  5. inherited from gras
  6. compounded as beargrass — “bear + grass”

Definitions

  1. Xerophyllum tenax, a grasslike perennial closely related to lilies, formerly used in…

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

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

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA