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Star grass

noun

Any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic. Synonyms: colic root, colicroot, crow corn, unicorn root.

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

Trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India. Synonyms: Bahama grass, Bermuda grass, Cynodon dactylon, devil grass, doob, kweek, scutch grass.

Perennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes arranged like the vanes of a windmill. Synonyms: Chloris truncata, creeping windmill grass, windmill grass.

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Words linked to "Star grass" : genus Aletris, liliaceous plant, Aletris aurea, Aletris, ague root, genus Cynodon, Bahama grass, genus Hypoxis, Aletris farinosa, grass, Cynodon, windmill grass, cormous plant, finger grass, ague grass, yellow colicroot, Hypoxis, colicroot, Hypoxis hirsuta