nōˈlīnə noun
Etymology: New Latin, after P. C. Nolin 18th century French botanist and cleric
1. capitalized : a genus of perennial plants (family Liliaceae) of the southern United States and Mexico that resemble yuccas and have a thick woody trunk often much dilated at its base and narrow rigid finely serrate leaves which have been used as a source of a hard cordage fiber
2. -s : any plant of the genus Nolina : bear grass