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blue-eyed grass

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of the numerous species of plants in genus Sisyrinchium, with grasslike leaves and blue or purple flowers.

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noun

Meaning 2

plant with grasslike foliage and delicate blue flowers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: iridaceous plant

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Inflections and variants

blue-eyed grasses — plural

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Derived and related words

Derived: American blue-eyed-grass, Californian blue-eyed grass, Death Valley blue-eyed-grass, dotted blue-eyed grass, Elmer's blue-eyed grass, Funeral Mountain blue-eyed grass, golden blue-eyed grass, Greenland blue-eyed grass, Idaho blue-eyed grass, mountain blue-eyed grass, narrow-leaf blue-eyed grass, northern blue-eyed grass, Nevada blue-eyed grass, pale blue-eyed-grass, reflexed blue-eyed grass, spotted blue-eyed grass, strict blue-eyed grass, timberland blue-eyed grass, western blue-eyed grass, More at blue-eyed grass at USDA Plants database, wishbone blue-eyed grass

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Hypernyms: iridaceous plant

Holonyms: Sisyrinchium, genus Sisyrinchium

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