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lilyturf

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lil⋅y⋅turf

[lil-ee-turf]
–noun
1. liriope.
2. mondo grass.

Origin:
lily + turf

li⋅ri⋅o⋅pe

[luh-rahy-uh-pee]
–noun
any of several plants belonging to the genus Liriope, of the lily family, having tufted, grasslike leaves and clusters of small bluish or white flowers.
Also called lilyturf.


Origin:
< NL (1790), prob. < Gk leíri(on) lily + -ōpē, fem. deriv. of -ōpos having a face or eyes (of the kind specified); cf. L Līriōpē (Ovid), a fountain nymph

mondo grass

[mon-doh]
–noun
any of several plants belonging to the genus Ophiopogon, of the lily family, native to western Asia, esp. O. japonicus, having grasslike leaves and lavender or white flowers.
Also called lilyturf.


Origin:
< NL (1763), an earlier genus name, of unexplained orig.
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lilyturf

noun
Asiatic perennial tufted herb with grasslike evergreen foliage and clusters of dark mauve grapelike flowers; grown as ground cover 
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