genus xerophyllum
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1. small genus of North American herbs having grasslike basal leaves: squaw grass; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae (noun.plant)
hypernym | : | liliid monocot genus, |
definition | : | genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils (noun.plant) |
member holonym | : | bear grass, squaw grass, xerophyllum tenax, |
definition | : | plant of western North America having woody rhizomes and tufts of stiff grasslike basal leaves and spikes of creamy white flowers (noun.plant) |
member meronym | : | family liliaceae, liliaceae, lily family, |
definition | : | includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae (noun.plant) |
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