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.
Any of certain perennial herbs of the genus Aletris in the lily family, especially A. farinosa of eastern North America, having racemes of small white flowers and rootstocks formerly used in medicine to treat colic. Also called star grass.
Any of various other plants thought to relieve colic.
star grass n.
Any of various plants of the genus Hypoxis, having grasslike leaves and star-shaped, white or yellow flowers.
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