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Noun star grass has 4 senses
- colicroot, colic root, crow corn, star grass, unicorn root - any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic
--1 is a kind of liliaceous plant
--1 is a member of Aletris, genus Aletris
--1 has particulars:
- star grass - any plant of the genus Hypoxis having long grasslike leaves and yellow star-shaped flowers: Africa; Australia; southern Asia; North America
--2 is a kind of cormous plant
--2 is a member of Hypoxis, genus Hypoxis
--2 has particulars: American star grass, Hypoxis hirsuta
- Bermuda grass, devil grass, Bahama grass, kweek, doob, scutch grass, star grass, Cynodon dactylon - trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India
--3 is a kind of grass
--3 is a member of Cynodon, genus Cynodon
- windmill grass, creeping windmill grass, star grass, Chloris truncata - perennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes arranged like the vanes of a windmill
--4 is a kind of finger grass
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