Meanings
plural star grasses
- Any of several grasses or grass-like plants:
- countableuncountableCynodon and Chloris spp., grasses in the subtribe Eleusininae of the Poaceae, especially Bermuda grass, Cynodon dactylon.
- countableuncountableAletris spp., flowering plants in the family Nartheciaceae.
- countableuncountableCallitriche spp., flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae.
- countableuncountableHypoxis spp., flowering plants belonging to the family Hypoxidaceae.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic
nountrailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India
nounperennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes arranged like the vanes of a windmill
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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