star grass

1. 1.

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

   Synonymscolicrootcolic rootcrow cornunicorn root

   Broaderliliaceous plant

   Narrowerague rootyellow colicroot

   Part ofAletris
2. 2.

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

   Broadercormous plant

   NarrowerAmerican star grass

   Part ofHypoxis
3. 3.

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

   SynonymsBermuda grassdevil grassBahama grasskweekdoobscutch grassCynodon dactylon

   Broadergrass

   Part ofCynodon
4. 4.

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

   Synonymswindmill grasscreeping windmill grassChloris truncata

   Broaderfinger grass

Questions about star grass

What does star grass mean?

star grass means "any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for star grass?

Close synonyms include colicroot, colic root, crow corn, unicorn root, Bermuda grass. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is star grass a common word?

star grass is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.