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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
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