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noun
Any of a group of low-growing, grasslike perennials of the genera Liriope and Ophiopogon that are often used in landscaping for ground cover.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Asiatic perennial tufted herb with grasslike evergreen foliage and clusters of dark mauve grapelike flowers; grown as ground cover
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: lily turf, Liriope muscari
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: liliaceous plant
History
From lily + turf, a coinage of the 1920s.
