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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
Generic synonyms: Agave, American Aloe, Century Plant
Group relationships: Genus Nolina, Nolina
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nolina Microcarpa
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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