silkgrass

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noun

The flowering plant Yucca filamentosa.

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mountain ricesilk grassIndian milletOryzopsis hymenoides
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Meanings

nounsilkgrass (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe flowering plant Yucca filamentosa.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounvaluable forage grass of dry upland areas and plains of western North America to northern Mexico

Similar
mountain ricesilk grassIndian milletOryzopsis hymenoides
Broader
ricegrassrice grass
Also see
indian milletmountain rice

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From silk + grass.

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APA

silkgrass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silkgrass

MLA

“silkgrass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silkgrass. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “silkgrass,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silkgrass.

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