English noun: genus Xerophyllum | |||
1. | genus Xerophyllum (plant) small genus of North American herbs having grasslike basal leaves: squaw grass; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae | ||
Synonyms | Xerophyllum | ||
Broader (hypernym) | liliid monocot genus | ||
Member holonym | bear grass, squaw grass, Xerophyllum tenax | ||
Member meronym | family Liliaceae, Liliaceae, lily family | ||