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beargrass noun[ U ] uk /ˈbeə.ɡrɑːs/ us /ˈber.ɡræs/ a tall plant, with small white flowers at the top that form an oval shape, that grows in high areas of the northwestern US: The park is known for its ivory blooms of beargrass and the deep turquoise of its lakes. She picks beargrass, which is used for baskets and dried flower displays. As summer goes on, rhododendron flowers give way to the creamy floral stalks of beargrass. Thieves harvest beargrass without permits, to supply the global market's demands for floral-arrangement greenery. Antelope will eat beargrass, but they depend greatly on low-growing, small weedy plants. She spent about half her time policing theft of various plants, including ferns, beargrass, moss, and timber. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Flowers & flowering plants aconite adam-and-eve aeonium African daisy agapanthus eglantine elderflower elephant ear erythronium euphorbia loosestrife lords-and-ladies lotus love-in-a-mist lupin sedum sego lily self-heal senecio sensitive plant |