DEERGRASS

Etymology

Noun

deergrass (usually uncountable, plural deergrasses)

A species of grass native to the southwestern United States, Muhlenbergia rigens

American perennial herbs with showy flowers in the genus Rhexia.

Anagrams

• reedgrass, regrassed

Source: Wiktionary

Deer"grass`, n. (Bot.)

Definition: 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 Melastomaceæ inhabiting a temperate clime.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition