Defenition of the word star grass
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Defenition of the word star grass
- trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India
- any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic
- any plant of the genus Hypoxis having long grasslike leaves and yellow star-shaped flowers: Africa; Australia; southern Asia; North America
- perennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes arranged like the vanes of a windmill
Synonyms for the word star grass
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- Bahama grass
- Bermuda grass
- Chloris truncata
- colic root
- colicroot
- creeping windmill grass
- crow corn
- Cynodon dactylon
- devil grass
- doob
- kweek
- scutch grass
- unicorn root
- windmill grass
Meronymys for the word star grass
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- Aletris
- Cynodon
- genus Aletris
- genus Cynodon
- genus Hypoxis
- Hypoxis
Hyponyms for the word star grass
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- ague grass
- ague root
- Aletris aurea
- Aletris farinosa
- American star grass
- Hypoxis hirsuta
- yellow colicroot
Hypernyms for the word star grass
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- cormous plant
- finger grass
- grass
- liliaceous plant
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