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Star grass
Blazing star, Double star, Multiple star, Shooting star, etc. See under Blazing, Double, etc. Nebulous star (Astron.), a small well-defined circular nebula, having a bright nucleus at its center like a star. Star anise (Bot.), any plant of the genus Illicium; -- so called from its star-shaped capsules. Star apple (Bot.), a tropical American tree (Chrysophyllum Cainito), having a milky juice and oblong leaves with a silky-golden pubescence beneath. It bears an applelike fruit, the carpels of which present a starlike figure when cut across. The name is extended to the whole genus of about sixty species, and the natural order (Sapotace[ae]) to which it belongs is called the Star-apple family. Star conner, one who cons, or studies, the stars; an astronomer or an astrologer. --Gascoigne. Star coral (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of stony corals belonging to Astr[ae]a, Orbicella, and allied genera, in which the calicles are round or polygonal and contain conspicuous radiating septa. Star cucumber. (Bot.) See under Cucumber. Star flower. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Ornithogalum; star-of-Bethlehem. (b) See Starwort (b) . (c) An American plant of the genus Trientalis (Trientalis Americana). --Gray. Star fort (Fort.), a fort surrounded on the exterior with projecting angles; -- whence the name. Star gauge (Ordnance), a long rod, with adjustable points projecting radially at its end, for measuring the size of different parts of the bore of a gun. Star grass. (Bot.) (a) A small grasslike plant (Hypoxis erecta) having star-shaped yellow flowers. (b) The colicroot. See Colicroot. Star hyacinth (Bot.), a bulbous plant of the genus Scilla (S. autumnalis); -- called also star-headed hyacinth. Star jelly (Bot.), any one of several gelatinous plants (Nostoc commune, N. edule, etc.). See Nostoc. Star lizard. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Stellion. Star-of-Bethlehem (Bot.), a bulbous liliaceous plant (Ornithogalum umbellatum) having a small white starlike flower. Star-of-the-earth (Bot.), a plant of the genus Plantago (P. coronopus), growing upon the seashore. Star polygon (Geom.), a polygon whose sides cut each other so as to form a star-shaped figure. Stars and Stripes, a popular name for the flag of the United States, which consists of thirteen horizontal stripes, alternately red and white, and a union having, in a blue field, white stars to represent the several States, one for each. With the old flag, the true American flag, the Eagle, and the Stars and Stripes, waving over the chamber in which we sit. --D. Webster. Star showers. See Shooting star, under Shooting. Star thistle (Bot.), an annual composite plant (Centaurea solstitialis) having the involucre armed with radiating spines. Star wheel (Mach.), a star-shaped disk, used as a kind of ratchet wheel, in repeating watches and the feed motions of some machines. Star worm (Zo["o]l.), a gephyrean. Temporary star (Astron.), a star which appears suddenly, shines for a period, and then nearly or quite disappears. These stars are supposed by some astronometers to be variable stars of long and undetermined periods. Variable star (Astron.), a star whose brilliancy varies periodically, generally with regularity, but sometimes irregularly; -- called periodical star when its changes occur at fixed periods. Water star grass (Bot.), an aquatic plant (Schollera graminea) with small yellow starlike blossoms.
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Blazing Blaz"ing, a. Burning with a blaze; as, a blazing fire; blazing torches. --Sir W. Scott. Blazing star. (a) A comet. [Obs.] (b) A brilliant center of attraction. (c) (Bot.) A name given to several plants; as, to Cham[ae]lirium luteum of the Lily family; Liatris squarrosa; and Aletris farinosa, called also colicroot and star grass.

Meaning of Star grass from wikipedia

- Star gr**** is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Cynodon, a genus of nine species of gr****es Cynodon dactylon, a species of gr**** in the...
- Hypoxis hemerocallidea, the African star gr**** or African potato, is a medicinal plant in the Hypoxidaceae family. It is native to southern Africa from...
- commonly known as common goldstar, common star-gr****, eastern yellow stargr****, yellow star gr****, or yellow star flower, is a perennial ornamental plant...
- especially in southern Africa. Common names for the genus include star-gr****, star lily, yellow stars, African potato, and stars. The genus is the largest...
- yellow star-gr**** and rushy hypoxis) is a star-gr**** species with leaves that are so narrow as to be comparable to thread. It is not a true gr****, despite...
- The genus Parn****ia, also known as gr**** of Parn****us or bog-stars, are flowering plants now placed in the family Celastraceae, formerly classified in...
- Star lily or starlily is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Hypoxis, a plant genus also known as star gr**** containing such examples as...
- improving urine flow include beta-sitosterol from Hypoxis rooperi (African star gr****), pygeum (extracted from the bark of Prunus africana), pumpkin seeds (Cucurbita...
- natural gr****, used in sports arenas, residential lawns and commercial applications that traditionally use gr****. It is much more durable than gr**** and easily...
- divaricatus), water-willow (Justicia lanceolata), yellow-star gr**** (Hypoxis leptocarpa), yellow-e**** gr**** Xyris sp. and sedge (Carex sp.), swamp tupelo (Nyssa...