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beargrass definition

☆ bear·grass (ber′gras′)

noun

  1. any of several plants (esp. genera Yucca and Nolina) of the agave family, with a thick tuft of swordlike leaves at the base of a flowering stalk
  2. a Western American plant (Xerophyllum tenax) of the lily family, with stiff, grasslike leaves and spikes of small, white flowers

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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