- yellow star grass
- noun
: a perennial grasslike herb (Hypoxis hirsuta) of eastern No. America with loose umbels of yellow star-shaped flowers
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Star grass — Star Star (st[aum]r), n. [OE. sterre, AS. steorra; akin to OFries. stera, OS. sterro, D. ster, OHG. sterno, sterro, G. stern, Icel. stjarna, Sw. stjerna, Dan. stierne, Goth. sta[ i]rn[=o], Armor. & Corn. steren, L. stella, Gr. asth r, a stron,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
star grass — noun 1. trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India • Syn: ↑Bermuda grass, ↑devil grass, ↑Bahama grass, ↑kweek, ↑doob, ↑scutch grass, ↑Cynodon… … Useful english dictionary
star grass — Colicroot Col ic*root , n. A bitter American herb of the Bloodwort family, with the leaves all radical, and the small yellow or white flowers in a long spike ({Aletris farinosa} and {Aletris aurea}). Called sometimes {star grass}, {blackroot},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Water star grass — Star Star (st[aum]r), n. [OE. sterre, AS. steorra; akin to OFries. stera, OS. sterro, D. ster, OHG. sterno, sterro, G. stern, Icel. stjarna, Sw. stjerna, Dan. stierne, Goth. sta[ i]rn[=o], Armor. & Corn. steren, L. stella, Gr. asth r, a stron,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Water star grass — Wa ter star grass (Bot.) An aquatic plant ({Schollera graminea}) with grassy leaves, and yellow star shaped blossoms. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
American star grass — noun perennial star grass of North America • Syn: ↑Hypoxis hirsuta • Hypernyms: ↑star grass * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized A : a low grasslike herb (Hypoxis hirsuta) of eastern No. America with villous narrow leaves and yellow umbellate… … Useful english dictionary
water star grass — noun grassy leaved North American aquatic plant with yellow star shaped blossoms • Syn: ↑mud plantain, ↑Heteranthera dubia • Hypernyms: ↑aquatic plant, ↑water plant, ↑hydrophyte, ↑hydrophytic plant … Useful english dictionary
star grass — noun Date: 1687 1. any of a genus (Hypoxis of the family Hypoxidaceae) of grasslike perennial herbs with small star shaped white or yellow flowers 2. either of two colicroots (Aletris farinosa and A. aurea) … New Collegiate Dictionary
Star — (st[aum]r), n. [OE. sterre, AS. steorra; akin to OFries. stera, OS. sterro, D. ster, OHG. sterno, sterro, G. stern, Icel. stjarna, Sw. stjerna, Dan. stierne, Goth. sta[ i]rn[=o], Armor. & Corn. steren, L. stella, Gr. asth r, a stron, Skr. star;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Star anise — Star Star (st[aum]r), n. [OE. sterre, AS. steorra; akin to OFries. stera, OS. sterro, D. ster, OHG. sterno, sterro, G. stern, Icel. stjarna, Sw. stjerna, Dan. stierne, Goth. sta[ i]rn[=o], Armor. & Corn. steren, L. stella, Gr. asth r, a stron,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
