[n] perennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes arranged like the vanes of a windmill
[n] trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India
[n] any plant of the genus Hypoxis having long grasslike leaves and yellow star-shaped flowers: Africa; Australia; southern Asia; North America
[n] any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic