1) Genus xerophyllum 2) Liliid monocot genus 
Xerophyllum is the name of two genera ...[plant] Xerophyllum is a genus of perennial plants from the family Melanthiaceae. The genus is native to North America. There are two species: Some species formerly placed in this genus have been transferred to others (within the tribe Melanthieae): The elongated leaves of X. tenax, commonly known as bear grass, were used for basket weaving...
(from the article `bear grass`) one of two species of North American plants comprising the genus Xerophyllum of the lily family (Liliaceae). The western species, X. tenax, also is ...
[n] - small genus of North American herbs having grasslike basal leaves: squaw grass
genus Xerophyllum noun small genus of North American herbs having grasslike basal leaves: squaw grass; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae