noun
Meaning 1
Any of the xyrids.
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noun
Any of the xyrids.
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noun
any of several rushlike plants, especially of the pine barrens of southern United States
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Broader terms: marsh plant, bog plant, swamp plant
Narrower terms: tall yellow-eye, Xyris operculata
History
From the yellow flowers.