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Star grass Common

Star grass has 6 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

Any of several grasses or grass-like plants:

6

Cynodon and Chloris spp., grasses in the Eleusininae subtribe of Poaceae, especially Bermuda grass, Cynodon dactylon.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
liliaceous plant cormous plant grass finger grass
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
ague root yellow colicroot American star grass
Rhyming Words
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