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