bear grass meaning

UK /bɛə ɡrɑːs/ US /bɛr ɡræs/ 2 syllables

bear grass (noun): yucca of southern United States having a clump of basal grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme of small whitish flowers.

bear grass has 4 meanings in this dictionary.

bear grass as a noun

  1. yucca of southern United States having a clump of basal grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme of small whitish flowers

    Synonyms: Yucca smalliana

    Type of: yucca

  2. yucca of west central United States having a clump of basal grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme of small whitish flowers

    Synonyms: Yucca glauca

    Type of: yucca

  3. stemless plant with tufts of grasslike leaves and erect panicle of minute creamy white flowers; southwestern United States and Mexico

    Synonyms: Nolina microcarpa

    Type of: agave

  4. plant of western North America having woody rhizomes and tufts of stiff grasslike basal leaves and spikes of creamy white flowers

    Synonyms: squaw grass, Xerophyllum tenax

    Type of: liliaceous plant

How to pronounce bear grass

bear grass is pronounced /bɛə ɡrɑːs/ in British English and /bɛr ɡræs/ in American English. It has 2 syllables.

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