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noun
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Sisyrinchium, of the iris family, having grasslike leaves and small, usually blue, flowers.
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Origin of blue-eyed grass
First recorded in 1775–85
Words nearby blue-eyed grass
blue dogwood, blue duck, Blue Ensign, blue-eyed, blue-eyed boy, blue-eyed grass, blue-eyed Mary, blue-eyed soul, blue false indigo, Bluefield, Bluefields
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British Dictionary definitions for blue-eyed grass
blue-eyed grass
noun
any of various mainly North American iridaceous marsh plants of the genus Sisyrinchium that have grasslike leaves and small flat starlike blue flowers
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