beargrass

== English == === Etymology === From bear +‎ grass. === Noun === beargrass (countable and uncountable, plural beargrasses) Xerophyllum tenax, a grasslike perennial closely related to lilies, formerly used in basketweaving by the Native Americans. A yucca plant, the silkgrass or Adam's needle (Yucca spp., Nolina spp.) ==== Synonyms ==== (Xerophyllum tenax): squaw grass, soap grass, quip-quip, Indian basket grass === Further reading === Xerophyllum tenax on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Xerophyllum tenax on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Xerophyllum tenax on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons “beargrass”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.