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