Xerophyllum

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Xerophyllum \Xe*ro"phyl*lum\, pr. n.
     A small genus of North American herbs having grasslike basal
     leaves: squaw grass; sometimes placed in family
     {Melanthiaceae}.
  
     Syn: genus {Xerophyllum}.


          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Xerophyllum
       n : small genus of North American herbs having grasslike basal
           leaves: squaw grass; sometimes placed in family
           Melanthiaceae [syn: {genus Xerophyllum}]