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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Deergrass \Deer"grass`\, n. (Bot.)
     An American genus ({Rhexia) of perennial herbs, with
     opposite leaves, and showy flowers (usually bright purple),
     with four petals and eight stamens, -- the only genus of the
     order Melastomace[ae] inhabiting a temperate clime.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Deergrass \Deer"grass`\, n. (Bot.)
     An American genus ({Rhexia) of perennial herbs, with
     opposite leaves, and showy flowers (usually bright purple),
     with four petals and eight stamens, -- the only genus of the
     order Melastomace[ae] inhabiting a temperate clime.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  deergrass
     n.
     1 A species of grass native to the southwestern United States,
  (taxlink Muhlenbergia rigens species)
     2 American perennial herbs with showy flowers in the genus
  ''Rhexia''.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  deergrass
     n.
     1 A species of grass native to the southwestern United States,
  (taxlink Muhlenbergia rigens species)
     2 American perennial herbs with showy flowers in the genus
  ''Rhexia''.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  deergrass
     n.
     1 A species of grass native to the southwestern United States,
  (taxlink Muhlenbergia rigens species)
     2 American perennial herbs with showy flowers in the genus
  ''Rhexia''.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  deergrass
     n.
     1 A species of grass native to the southwestern United States,
  (taxlink Muhlenbergia rigens species)
     2 American perennial herbs with showy flowers in the genus
  ''Rhexia''.

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  deergrass /dˈiəɡɹas/
  Simsen , Waldbinsen  [Ös.]  [bot.]
           Note: Scirpus
           Note: botanische Gattung
     Synonyms: grassweed, clubrushes, bulrushes
  

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