Xerophyllum

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Xerophyllum
    n 1: small genus of North American herbs having grasslike basal
         leaves: squaw grass; sometimes placed in family
         Melanthiaceae [syn: {Xerophyllum}, {genus Xerophyllum}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Xerophyllum \Xe*ro"phyl*lum\, pr. n.
   A small genus of North American herbs having grasslike basal
   leaves: squaw grass; sometimes placed in family
   {Melanthiaceae}.

   Syn: genus {Xerophyllum}.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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