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star grass
noun
- any of various grasslike plants having star-shaped flowers or a starlike arrangement of leaves, as the North American plant, Hypoxis hirsuta, of the amaryllis family.
star grass
noun
- any of various temperate and tropical plants of the amaryllidaceous genus Hypoxis , having long grasslike leaves and yellow star-shaped flowers
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Word History and Origins
Origin of star grass1
First recorded in 1680–90
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Example Sentences
“The migration of that star grass, it came to this country as the bedding of slave ships; but it’s in all 50 states,” Foster says.
From Los Angeles Times
Already the sapphire star grass is hiding in the meadows.
From Project Gutenberg
Yellow star grass," said the Professor, "with which to make a nest.
From Project Gutenberg
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