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star grass

noun

  1. 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

  1. any of various temperate and tropical plants of the amaryllidaceous genus Hypoxis , having long grasslike leaves and yellow star-shaped flowers
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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.

Already the sapphire star grass is hiding in the meadows.

Yellow star grass," said the Professor, "with which to make a nest.

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