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| NOUN | 1 | star grass, colicroot, colic root, crow corn, unicorn root | Any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic |
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| 2 | star grass | Any plant of the genus Hypoxis having long grasslike leaves and yellow star-shaped flowers: Africa | |
| 3 | star grass, Bermuda grass, devil grass, Bahama grass, kweek, doob, scutch grass, Cynodon dactylon | Trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions | |
| 4 | star grass, windmill grass, creeping windmill grass, Chloris truncata | Perennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes arranged like the vanes of a windmill |
| Meaning | Any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic. |
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| Synonyms | colicroot, colic root, crow corn, unicorn root |
| Member of | Aletris, genus Aletris |
| Broader | liliaceous plant |
| Narrower | ague root, ague grass, Aletris farinosa; yellow colicroot, Aletris aurea |
| Meaning | Any plant of the genus Hypoxis having long grasslike leaves and yellow star-shaped flowers: Africa. Australia. Southern Asia. North America. |
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| Member of | Hypoxis, genus Hypoxis |
| Broader | cormous plant |
| Narrower | American star grass, Hypoxis hirsuta |
| Meaning | Trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions. Used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India. |
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| Synonyms | Bermuda grass, devil grass, Bahama grass, kweek, doob, scutch grass, Cynodon dactylon |
| Member of | Cynodon, genus Cynodon |
| Broader | grass |
| Meaning | Perennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes arranged like the vanes of a windmill. |
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| Synonyms | windmill grass, creeping windmill grass, Chloris truncata |
| Broader | finger grass |
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