star grass
star grass · star grasses
свинорой
Hundszahngras
Any of several grasses or grass-like plantsAny of several grasses or grass-like plants: Cynodon and Chloris spp., grasses in the subtribe Eleusininae of the Poaceae, especially Bermuda grass, Cynodon dactylon.
Meaning
4 sensesAny of several grasses or grass-like plants:
(countable, uncountable)Cynodon and Chloris spp., grasses in the subtribe Eleusininae of the Poaceae, especially Bermuda grass, Cynodon dactylon.
(countable, uncountable)Aletris spp., flowering plants in the family Nartheciaceae.
(countable, uncountable)Callitriche spp., flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae.
(countable, uncountable)Hypoxis spp., flowering plants belonging to the family Hypoxidaceae.
More definitions
- any plant of the genus Hypoxis having long grasslike leaves and yellow star-shaped flowers: Africa, Australia, southern Asia, North America
- perennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes arranged like the vanes of a windmill
- any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic
- trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India
Forms
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Synonyms
14 synonymsClose in meaning
- perennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes arranged like the vanes of a windmill:windmill grasscreeping windmill grassChloris truncata
- any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic:colicrootcolic rootcrow cornunicorn root
- trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India:Bermuda grassdevil grassBahama grasskweekdoobscutch grassCynodon dactylon
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable