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(noun) stemless plant with tufts of grasslike leaves and erect panicle of minute creamy white flowers; southwestern United States and Mexico |
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Synonyms: Nolina microcarpa |
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Related Words: American aloe, agave, century plant |
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(noun) 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 |
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Synonyms: Yucca glauca |
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Related Words: yucca |
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(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 |
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Synonyms: Yucca smalliana |
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Related Words: yucca |
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(noun) plant of western North America having woody rhizomes and tufts of stiff grasslike basal leaves and spikes of creamy white flowers |
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Synonyms: Xerophyllum tenax, squaw grass |
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Related Words: liliaceous plant |
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