xyris (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Xyris*:
NOUN	plant	Xyris, genus Xyris	chiefly American marsh plants, having usually yellow flowers

English > *Xyris*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	chiefly American marsh plants, having usually yellow flowers.
Synonym	genus Xyris
Member of	Xyridaceae, family Xyridaceae, yellow-eyed grass family	plants of tropical to temperate regions
Members	yellow-eyed grass	Any of several rushlike plants, especially of the pine barrens of southern United States
Broader	monocot genus, liliopsid genus	genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
Spanish	genus xyris, xyris
Catalan	genus xyris, xyris

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