beargrass

English

noun

Definitions

a grasslike perennial closely related to lilies, formerly used in basketweaving by the Native Americans.
A yucca plant, the silkgrass or Adam's needle.

Etymology

Compound from English bear (m, be-er, carry) + English grass.

Origin

English

grass

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Bearhead English
Bernard English
Junegrass English
abear English
afterbear English
aftergrass English
antibear English
arrowgrass English
autograss English
bahiagrass English
barrel English
basketgrass English
beachgrass English
bear English
bear out English
bear-whelp English
bearability English
bearable English
bearbait English
bearbaiting English
bearberry English
bearbind English
bearcat English
beardgrass English
beardog English
beardom English
bearer English
bearest English
beareth English
bearheaded English
bearherd English
bearhound English
bearing English
bearish English
bearleap English
bearless English
bearlike English
bearling English
bearly English
bearmeal English
bearness English
bearproof English
bearship English
bearshit English
bearskin English
beartrap English
bearward English
beary English
bent grass English
bentgrass English
berserk English
berth English
birth English
blackgrass English
bluegrass English
born English
bristlegrass English
bromegrass English
buffalo grass English
bugbear English
bunchgrass English
burgrass English
canegrass English
carebear English
cheat grass English
cheatgrass English
clubgrass English
cogongrass English
cordgrass English
cottongrass English
crabgrass English
cutgrass English
deergrass English
downbear English
eelgrass English
feathergrass English
forbear English
forebear English
forthbear English
fountaingrass English
goatgrass English
goosegrass English
gramagrass English
grass English
grass widower English
grass-green English
grassbird English
grassbox English
grasscloth English
grasscutter English
grasscutting English
grasseater English
grasseous English
grasser English
grassfield English
grassfire English
grasshopper English
grassland English
grassless English
grasslike English
grassling English
grassplot English
grassquit English
grassroot English
grassweed English
grasswren English
grassy English
greasegrass English
hairgrass English
hardgrass English
ice bear English
inbear English
knotgrass English
lawngrass English
lemongrass English
longgrass English
mannagrass English
matgrass English
midgrass English
minibear English
misbear English
moon bear English
moonbear English
muttongrass English
nanograss English
needlegrass English
nitgrass English
nongrass English
nutgrass English
oatgrass English
offbear English
orchardgrass English
outbear English
overbear English
owlbear English
pearl grass English
pedobear English
peppergrass English
permabear English
pigeongrass English
pillowbeer English
pinegrass English
quackgrass English
quitchgrass English
rebear English
reedgrass English
regrass English
ribbongrass English
ribgrass English
ricegrass English
ryegrass English
saltgrass English
sawgrass English
scratchgrass English
scrubgrass English
seagrass English
shavegrass English
she-bear English
shortgrass English
silkgrass English
snowbear English
snowgrass English
sourgrass English
sparrowgrass English
speargrass English
spikegrass English
sudangrass English
superbear English
supergrass English
sweetgrass English
switchgrass English
swordgrass English
tallgrass English
tapegrass English
ticklegrass English
tottergrass English
turfgrass English
unbear English
unbearability English
underbear English
upbear English
velvetgrass English
vernalgrass English
watergrass English
werebear English
wheatgrass English
wiregrass English
witchgrass English
withbear English
woolgrass English
wormgrass English
yardgrass English
zoysiagrass English
bere Middle English
gras Middle English
béar Irish
pāār Marshallese
ber Volapük
ibhere Xhosa
garas Tok Pisin
gras Tok Pisin
pea Maori
giraas Fiji Hindi
garasi Banoni