单词 | bear grass |
释义 | > as lemmasbear grass bear grass n. North American any of several flowering plants which have long coarse grasslike leaves; esp. common yucca, Yucca filamentosa, and squaw grass, Xerophyllum tenax; (also) the leaves of such a plant. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > non-British plants or herbs > [noun] > North American > other plants bear grass1750 gardenia1756 sisyrinchium1767 heartsease1785 blazing star1789 nondo1791 unicorn-plant1796 screw-stem1802 American centaury1803 wild ginger?1804 pinweed1814 sabbatia1814 mountain mint1817 orange-root1817 richweed1818 goldenseal1828 pipeweed1837 snow plant1846 lopseed1850 devil's claw1876 turkey's beard1884 richweed1894 blue star grass1999 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental trees and shrubs > [noun] > yuccas yucca1664 Adam's Needle1730 bear grass1750 Spanish Bayonet1823 yucca-tree1828 Spanish dagger1859 dagger-plant1866 dasylirion1880 sotol1881 soap-weed1884 1750 T. Walker Jrnl. 12 Apr. in J. S. Johnston First Explor. Kentucky (1898) 48 On the Banks is some Bear-Grass. 1838 Farmers' Reg. Aug. 289/2 The economical uses of the Yucca filamentosa or bear-grass, i. e. of the unscraped leaves or slips of leaves, have been known from time immemorial, in all our southern and south-western states. 1997 C. Shields Larry's Party (1998) v. 96 ‘No’, Larry said, baffled, fiddling with a pile of bear grass on his work counter. 2019 @absolutepepper 6 Aug. in twitter.com (accessed 8 Aug. 2019) We didn't know it was going to be one of the best years for bear grass blooms (it usually blooms every 5-7 years)! The mountain sides were full of it! < as lemmas |
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