Star grass Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic
    unicorn root; colic root; crow corn; colicroot.
  2. noun any plant of the genus Hypoxis having long grasslike leaves and yellow star-shaped flowers: Africa; Australia; southern Asia; North America
  3. noun trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India
    Cynodon dactylon; Bermuda grass; doob; devil grass; Bahama grass; kweek; scutch grass.
  4. noun perennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes arranged like the vanes of a windmill
    creeping windmill grass; windmill grass; Chloris truncata.

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Definitions
  1. . (Bot.) (a) A small grasslike plant (Hypoxis erecta) having star-shaped yellow flowers . (b) The colicroot. See Colicroot.

Webster 1913