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Star Grass

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Noun

1. colic root, colicroot, crow corn, star grass, unicorn root

any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic

2. star grass

any plant of the genus Hypoxis having long grasslike leaves and yellow star-shaped flowers: Africa; Australia; southern Asia; North America

3. bahama grass, bermuda grass, cynodon dactylon, devil grass, doob, kweek, scutch grass, star grass

trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India

4. chloris truncata, creeping windmill grass, star grass, windmill grass

perennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes arranged like the vanes of a windmill

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Star Grass

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noun
any of various temperate and tropical plants of the amaryllidaceous genus Hypoxis, having long grasslike leaves and yellow star-shaped flowers

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Star Grass

see synonyms of star grass
any of a number of grasslike plants with star-shaped flowers, including two genera (Hypoxis and Aletris) of the lily family

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Star Grass

see synonyms of star grass
n.
1. Any of various plants of the genus Hypoxis, having grasslike leaves and star-shaped, white or yellow flowers.
2. See colicroot.

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