star grass

noun

1

: any of a genus (Hypoxis of the family Hypoxidaceae) of grasslike perennial herbs with small star-shaped white or yellow flowers

2

: either of two colicroots (Aletris farinosa and A. aurea)

Word History

First Known Use

1687, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for star grass

• alas
• amass
• bromegrass
• bypass
• crabgrass
• crevasse
• eelgrass
• eyeglass
• groundmass
• harass
• impasse
• jackass