Yellow-eyed grass

Yellow-eyed grass
Yellow-eyed Yel"low-eyed`, a. Having yellow eyes. [1913 Webster]

{Yellow-eyed grass} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Xyris}. [1913 Webster]


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  • yellow-eyed grass — noun any of several rushlike plants, especially of the pine barrens of southern United States • Hypernyms: ↑marsh plant, ↑bog plant, ↑swamp plant • Hyponyms: ↑tall yellow eye, ↑Xyris operculata • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Yellow-eyed — Yel low eyed , a. Having yellow eyes. [1913 Webster] {Yellow eyed grass} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Xyris}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • yellow-eyed grass family — noun plants of tropical to temperate regions; usually in wet places • Syn: ↑Xyridaceae, ↑family Xyridaceae • Hypernyms: ↑monocot family, ↑liliopsid family • Member Holonyms: ↑Xyridales, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • yellow-eyed-grass family — noun : xyridaceae …   Useful english dictionary

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  • blue-eyed grass — ☆ blue eyed grass [blo͞o′īd′ ] n. any of a genus (Sisyrinchium) of small, grasslike plants of the iris family, with flat blue, blue and yellow, or white flowers …   English World dictionary

  • blue-eyed grass — any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Sisyrinchium, of the iris family, having grasslike leaves and small, usually blue, flowers. [1775 85] * * * ▪ plant       any of the more than 75 species of Sisyrinchium, native to the Americas and… …   Universalium

  • golden-eyed grass — noun : a yellow flowered California herb (Sisyrinchium californicum) with leaves that resemble blades of grass …   Useful english dictionary

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