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Squaw — is the phonetic spelling of an eastern Algonquian Indian morpheme, meaning woman, that appears in numerous Algonquian dialects variously spelled as squa, skwa, esqua, sqeh, skwe, que, kwa, ikwe, etc. As an English language loan word, used as a… … Wikipedia
Squaw Valley, Placer County, California — For other places with the same name, see Squaw Valley Squaw Valley Olympic Valley Unincorporated community … Wikipedia
bear grass — 1. Also called elk grass. a tall, western North American plant, Xerophyllum tenax, of the lily family, having narrow leaves and a dense, broad cluster of tiny white flowers. 2. any of several other plants having linear, grasslike leaves, as those … Universalium
bear grass — 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 • Syn: ↑Yucca smalliana • Hypernyms: ↑yucca 2. yucca of west central United States having a clump … Useful english dictionary
Xerophyllum — noun small genus of North American herbs having grasslike basal leaves: squaw grass; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae • Syn: ↑genus Xerophyllum • Hypernyms: ↑liliid monocot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Liliaceae, ↑fami … Useful english dictionary
genus Xerophyllum — noun small genus of North American herbs having grasslike basal leaves: squaw grass; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae • Syn: ↑Xerophyllum • Hypernyms: ↑liliid monocot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Liliaceae, ↑family Liliacea … Useful english dictionary
Triticeae — Taxobox name = Common wheat or bread wheat name = Tribe: Triticeae regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Poales familia = Poaceae subfamilia = Pooideae tribus = Triticeae tribus authority = L. subdivision ranks =… … Wikipedia
Xerophyllum tenax — Taxobox name = Xerophyllum tenax image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Liliales familia = Melanthiaceae genus = Xerophyllum species = X. tenax binomial = Xerophyllum tenax binomial authority =… … Wikipedia
Triticeae — Tribu: Triticeae … Wikipedia Español
beargrass — noun Xerophyllum tenax, a grasslike perennial closely related to lilies, formerly used in basketweaving by the Native Americans. Syn: squaw grass, soap grass, quip quip, Indian basket grass … Wiktionary
