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Plant valued by basket weavers
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beargrass
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (taxlink Xerophyllum tenax species noshow=1), a grasslike perennial closely related to lily, formerly used in basketweaving by the Native Americans.
Gazetteer
Word definitions in Gazetteer
Population (2000): 53 Housing Units (2000): 28 Land area (2000): 0.268615 sq. miles (0.695709 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.268615 sq. miles (0.695709 sq. km) FIPS code: 04180 Located within: North ...
Usage examples of beargrass.
Her collection of beargrass, cattail leaves and stalks, reeds, willow switches, roots of trees, would be made into baskets, tightly woven or of looser weave in intricate patterns, for cooking, eating, storage containers, winnowing trays, serving trays, mats for sitting upon, serving or drying food.
As her breakfast cooked, Ayla busied herself making a basket of beargrass she had picked the day before.