Deergrass

Deergrass
Deergrass Deer"grass`, n. (Bot.) An American genus ({Rhexia}) of perennial herbs, with opposite leaves, and showy flowers (usually bright purple), with four petals and eight stamens, -- the only genus of the order {Melastomace[ae]} inhabiting a temperate clime. [1913 Webster]

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