1. small genus of North American herbs having grasslike basal leaves: squaw grass; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae; [syn: Xerophyllum, genus Xerophyllum]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
genus Xerophyllum
n 1: small genus of North American herbs having grasslike basal
leaves: squaw grass; sometimes placed in family
Melanthiaceae [syn: Xerophyllum, genus Xerophyllum]