Bear grass

also called elk gr-ss. a tall, western north american plant, xerophyllum tenax, of the lily family, having narrow leaves and a dense, broad cl-ster of tiny white flowers.
any of several other plants having linear, gr-sslike leaves, as those of the genera nolina and dasylirion.
historical examples

the man crouched in the bear gr-ss could tell that gabriel was in high good-humor.
steve yeager william macleod raine

they are ordinarily used in connection with the bear gr-ss (xerophyllum).
california athabascan groups martin a. baumhoff

at louisville barely could boats be pulled in to the bear gr-ss.
the conquest eva emery dye

floyd’s fort on the bear gr-ss became a rendezvous; the little harbour an anchorage for watercraft.
the conquest eva emery dye

sisal hemp, which i found much like our yucca or “bear gr-ss,” is but little grown.
where half the world is waking up clarence poe

maloney, lying snugly in the bear gr-ss beside the track, would not be informed as to the arrangement.
crooked trails and straight william macleod raine

ant-hills, the south sides of which bear gr-ss, the northern whortle-berries.
lachesis lapponica carl von linn

dawn found them high in the range, in a little canyon, sweet with a tiny spring about which grew mesquite and bear gr-ss.
the forbidden trail honor willsie

the bear gr-ss is one of the most characteristic plants of glacier.
glacier national park [montana] united states dept. of the interior

they also cover their heads from the rain sometimes with a common water cup or basket made of cedar bark and bear gr-ss.
the journals of lewis and clark meriwether lewis and william clark