(n) plant of western North America having woody rhizomes and tufts of stiff grasslike basal leaves and spikes of creamy white flowers, Syn. Xerophyllum tenax, bear grass
pr. n. A small genus of North American herbs having grasslike basal leaves: squaw grass; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae. Syn. -- genus Xerophyllum. [ WordNet 1.5 ]