bear grass
nounDefinition of bear grass
: any of several plants (genera Yucca, Nolina, or Xerophyllum) of the lily or agave families chiefly of the southern and western U.S. with foliage resembling coarse blades of grass
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The promotional order includes a 20-stem single-color bunch of tulips, with the option to add bear grass for a more lush looking bouquet. — Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, "You Can Order a 20-Stem Bunch of Tulips for $10 From Whole Foods This Mother’s Day," 7 May 2019 But its intricate layers demand close inspection, revealing a marvelous design that gets some of its elegance from a relatively spare mix of natural materials: cedar root, cedar bark and bear grass. — Molly Glentzer, Houston Chronicle, "Art Daybook: Examining the ‘Ties That Bind’," 3 July 2018 The promotional order includes a 20-stem single-color bunch of tulips, with the option to add bear grass for a more lush looking bouquet. — Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, "You Can Order a 20-Stem Bunch of Tulips for $10 From Whole Foods This Mother’s Day," 7 May 2019 But its intricate layers demand close inspection, revealing a marvelous design that gets some of its elegance from a relatively spare mix of natural materials: cedar root, cedar bark and bear grass. — Molly Glentzer, Houston Chronicle, "Art Daybook: Examining the ‘Ties That Bind’," 3 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bear grass.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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