Definition of Star grass

1. Noun. Any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic.


2. Noun. Any plant of the genus Hypoxis having long grasslike leaves and yellow star-shaped flowers: Africa; Australia; southern Asia; North America.
Group relationships: Genus Hypoxis, Hypoxis
Specialized synonyms: American Star Grass, Hypoxis Hirsuta
Generic synonyms: Cormous Plant

3. Noun. Trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India.
Exact synonyms: Bahama Grass, Bermuda Grass, Cynodon Dactylon, Devil Grass, Doob, Kweek, Scutch Grass
Generic synonyms: Grass
Group relationships: Cynodon, Genus Cynodon

4. Noun. Perennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes arranged like the vanes of a windmill.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Star Grass

starves
starving
starvings
starwort
starworts
star anise
star aniseed
star apple
star begonia
Star Chamber
star chart
star divination
star drill
star earthball
star fruit
star grass (current term)
star ipomoea
star jasmine
star magnolia
Star of David
star of the veldt
star sapphire
star saxifrage
star shell
star sign
star topology
star tulip
stases
stash
stashed

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