star grass
- noun
- Specialized
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hierba estrella
- In the wildflower meadow, star grass blooms in early summer with its white, star-shaped flowers.
Examples
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The star grass in our garden has bright yellow flowers that attract butterflies.
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The slender, grasslike leaves of star grass can be easily mistaken for actual grass.
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Traditional herbalists sometimes used the root of star grass for medicinal purposes.
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Look at that beautiful patch of star grass!
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The star grass blooms beautifully in the spring.
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In the wildflower meadow, star grass blooms in early summer with its white, star-shaped flowers.
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The slender, grasslike leaves of star grass can be easily mistaken for actual grass.
Synonyms
A small plant with leaves like grass and star-shaped yellow flowers that grows from a bulb
A North American plant that lives many years with yellow star-shaped flowers and hairy leaves and stems
A grasslike plant that lives for many years with star-shaped flowers that grows in North America
A plant with long thin leaves and a bitter root used to treat stomach pain
A small plant with grasslike leaves whose bitter root was used to treat stomach pain
A small plant like grass with pale flowers and a bitter root used to treat stomach problems
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward noun–noun compound where 'star' modifies 'grass' to name a particular type or variety; a learner who knows 'star' and 'grass' can readily infer it refers to a kind of grass (likely with a star-like feature) used for lawns or pasture. Such subtype naming is a common, compositional pattern across languages, so the meaning is predictable from the constituents.
Etymology
Star grass gets its name from its small flowers that look like little stars and its thin, grass-like leaves; star points to the shape of the flower and grass to the leaves, so the name gives a clear picture of the wildflower.
