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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" : ague grass, Cynodon, yellow colicroot, Aletris, finger grass, ague root, Aletris farinosa, liliaceous plant, cormous plant, Hypoxis, Hypoxis hirsuta, grass, Aletris aurea, genus Hypoxis, genus Cynodon, genus Aletris