- Star grass
Star grass may refer to:
* "Aletris " spp.
* "Callitriche " spp. - Webster's 1828 Dictionary
* "Chloris " spp.
* "Cynodon " spp., specially "Cynodon dactylon "
* "Hypoxis " spp.
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Star grass — Star Star (st[aum]r), n. [OE. sterre, AS. steorra; akin to OFries. stera, OS. sterro, D. ster, OHG. sterno, sterro, G. stern, Icel. stjarna, Sw. stjerna, Dan. stierne, Goth. sta[ i]rn[=o], Armor. & Corn. steren, L. stella, Gr. asth r, a stron,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
star grass — star′ grass n. pln 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 • Etymology: 1680–90 … From formal English to slang
star grass — n. any of a number of grasslike plants with star shaped flowers, including two genera (Hypoxis and Aletris) of the lily family … English World dictionary
star grass — noun 1. trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India • Syn: ↑Bermuda grass, ↑devil grass, ↑Bahama grass, ↑kweek, ↑doob, ↑scutch grass, ↑Cynodon… … Useful english dictionary
star grass — skėstašakė plinkšė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos pašarinis augalas (Chloris divaricata), paplitęs Australijoje ir Naujojoje Kaledonijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Chloris divaricata angl. Australian Rhodes grass; slender chloris; … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
star grass — tikroji knisažolė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, pašarinis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Cynodon dactylon), kilęs iš Azijos. atitikmenys: lot. Cynodon dactylon angl. Bahama grass; Bermuda grass; common… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
star grass — didžioji knisažolė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos pašarinis augalas (Cynodon plectostachyus), paplitęs šiaurės Afrikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Cynodon plectostachyus angl. giant star grass; star grass isp. estrella port.… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
star grass — etiopinė knisažolė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos pašarinis augalas (Cynodon aethiopicus), paplitęs Afrikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Cynodon aethiopicus angl. Ethiopian dog s tooth grass; Nakuru grass; star grass šaltinis… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
star grass — Blazing Blaz ing, a. Burning with a blaze; as, a blazing fire; blazing torches. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] {Blazing star}. (a) A comet. [Obs.] (b) A brilliant center of attraction. (c) (Bot.) A name given to several plants; as, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
star grass — Colicroot Col ic*root , n. A bitter American herb of the Bloodwort family, with the leaves all radical, and the small yellow or white flowers in a long spike ({Aletris farinosa} and {Aletris aurea}). Called sometimes {star grass}, {blackroot},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
