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Definition of Genus Xerophyllum
1. Noun. Small genus of North American herbs having grasslike basal leaves: squaw grass; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae.
Exact synonyms: Xerophyllum
Generic synonyms: Liliid Monocot Genus
Group relationships: Family Liliaceae, Liliaceae, Lily Family
Member holonyms: Bear Grass, Squaw Grass, Xerophyllum Tenax
Generic synonyms: Liliid Monocot Genus
Group relationships: Family Liliaceae, Liliaceae, Lily Family
Member holonyms: Bear Grass, Squaw Grass, Xerophyllum Tenax
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Xerophyllum
Literary usage of Genus Xerophyllum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Resources of the Southern Fields and Forests, Medical, Economical, and by Francis Peyre Porcher (1869)
"I would invite others to an examination of this plant as a remedial agent, as
well as the allied genus Xerophyllum and others. ITCH-WEED; INDIAN POKE; ..."