Definition of Xyris. Meaning of Xyris. Synonyms of Xyris

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Definition of Xyris

Xyris
Xyris Xy"ris, n. [L., a kind of Iris, Gr. ?, fr. ? a razor.] (Bot.) A genus of endogenous herbs with grassy leaves and small yellow flowers in short, scaly-bracted spikes; yellow-eyed grass. There are about seventeen species in the Atlantic United States.

Meaning of Xyris from wikipedia

- Michaux Xyris bulbosa Xyris caroliniana Walter Xyris chapmanii Xyris communis Xyris complanata R.Br. Xyris decipiens N.E.Br. Xyris difformis Chapman Xyris drummondii...
- being cast aside like a lid. "Xyris operculata". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 2019-04-22. Doust & Conn. "Xyris operculata". PlantNet NSW Flora...
- 15 cm (6 inches) long, and yellow flowers. The Plant List, Xyris brevifolia Michx. NRCS. "Xyris brevifolia". PLANTS Database. United States Department of...
- flowers. The International Plant Names Index The Plant List, Xyris jupicai Rich. NRCS. "Xyris jupicai". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture...
- meaning a resemblance to a sedge. "Xyris juncea". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 2019-04-22. Doust & Conn. "Xyris juncea". PlantNet NSW Flora Online...
- year 1810. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Xyris complanata NRCS. "Xyris complanata". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture...
- Tasmania: Xyris marginata, Xyris muelleri, Xyris operculata, and Xyris tasmanica. They all occupy waterlogged soils and swamps with Xyris marginata thriving...
- from Latin, meaning "having bracts." "Xyris bracteata". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 2019-04-22. "Xyris bracteata". PlantNet NSW Flora Online...
- Xyris drummondii, common name Drummond's yellowe**** gr****, is a North American species of flowering plant in the yellow-e****-gr**** family. It is native...
- Warning: This article is all goofed up. Xyris laxifolia is a New World species of flowering plants in the yellow-e****-gr**** family. It is widespread in...