Definition of Nolina microcarpa

1. Noun. Stemless plant with tufts of grasslike leaves and erect panicle of minute creamy white flowers; southwestern United States and Mexico.

Exact synonyms: Bear Grass
Generic synonyms: Agave, American Aloe, Century Plant
Group relationships: Genus Nolina, Nolina

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nolina Microcarpa

Noetherian
Noetian
Noetians
Nogai
Nogales
Noguchi
Noguchia
Noguchia cuniculi
Noguchia granulosis
Noguchia simiae
Nohs
Nokia
Nolan
Nolan chart
Nolina
Nolina microcarpa (current term)
Nollywood
Noman
Nome
Nomenklatur Kommission
Nomia melanderi
Nomic
Nomina Anatomica
Non-Ugric
Nona
Nonconformist
Nonconformists
Nonproliferation Center
Noo Yawk
Noonan

Literary usage of Nolina microcarpa

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1920)
"... agaves (Agave schotti and palmeri), bear grass (Nolina microcarpa), ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens), sotol (Dasylirion ..."

2. The Vegetation of a Desert Mountain Range as Conditioned by Climatic Factors by Forrest Shreve (1915)
"Nolina microcarpa extends from 3750 feet on north slopes to 7200 feet in open pine forest, a range of 3450 feet, and Dasy- lirion ..."

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