1) Genus nolina 2) Liliid monocot genus 
Nolina is a genus of tropical xerophytic flowering plants, with the principal distribution being in Mexico and extending into the southern United States. Some botanists have included the genus Beaucarnea in Nolina. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly the family Ruscaceae). ...
(from the article `Agavaceae`) ...10 to 15 years and then dies, leaving small plants growing about its base. Many species of the genus Yucca are popular as ornamentals for their ...
[n] - perennial plants resembling yucca
genus Nolina noun perennial plants resembling yucca; found in southern United States and Mexico