xerophyllum tenax

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xerophyllum tenax - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Xerophyllum tenax
      n 1: plant of western North America having woody rhizomes and
           tufts of stiff grasslike basal leaves and spikes of creamy
           white flowers [syn: squaw grass, bear grass,
           Xerophyllum tenax]