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Definition:

perennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes arranged like the vanes of a windmill;

trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India;

any plant of the genus Hypoxis having long grasslike leaves and yellow star-shaped flowers: Africa; Australia; southern Asia; North America;

any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic;

Hyponyms: American star grass, Hypoxis hirsuta, ague root, ague grass, Aletris farinosa, yellow colicroot, Aletris aurea

Member Meronyms: Cynodon, genus Cynodon, Hypoxis, genus Hypoxis, Aletris, genus Aletris

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