star grass

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stahr gras, grahs]
- /stɑr græs, grɑs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stahr gras, grahs]
- /stɑr græs, grɑs/

Definitions of star grass words

noun star grass 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. 1
noun star grass any of various temperate and tropical plants of the amaryllidaceous genus Hypoxis, having long grasslike leaves and yellow star-shaped flowers 0
noun star grass any of a number of grasslike plants with star-shaped flowers, including two genera (Hypoxis and Aletris) of the lily family 0

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Origin of star grass

First appearance:

before 1680

One of the 48% oldest English words

First recorded in 1680-90

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Parts of speech for Star grass

noun

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star grass popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

star grass usage trend in Literature

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