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English noun: star grass | |||
| 1. | star grass (plant) 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | liliaceous plant | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ague grass, ague root, Aletris aurea, Aletris farinosa, yellow colicroot | ||
| Member meronym | Aletris, genus Aletris | ||
| 2. | star grass (plant) any plant of the genus Hypoxis having long grasslike leaves and yellow star-shaped flowers: Africa; Australia; southern Asia; North America | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cormous plant | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | American star grass, Hypoxis hirsuta | ||
| Member meronym | genus Hypoxis, Hypoxis | ||
| 3. | star grass (plant) 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | grass | ||
| Member meronym | Cynodon, genus Cynodon | ||
| 4. | star grass (plant) perennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes arranged like the vanes of a windmill | ||
| Synonyms | Chloris truncata, creeping windmill grass, windmill grass | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | finger grass | ||
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