squaw grass squawg·rass uncommon noun 1. plant of western North America having woody rhizomes and tufts of stiff grasslike basal leaves and spikes of creamy white flowers Synonymssquaw grassbear grassXerophyllum tenax Related words Broader terms liliaceous plant Parts Xerophyllum WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.
