mondo grass

[ mon-doh ]

/ ˈmɒn doʊ /

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noun

any of several plants belonging to the genus Ophiopogon, of the lily family, native to western Asia, especially O. japonicus, having grasslike leaves and lavender or white flowers.

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Also called lilyturf.

Origin of mondo grass

From New Latin (1763), an earlier genus name, of unexplained origin

Words nearby mondo grass

mondegreen, Mondeo Man, mondial, Mondini dysplasia, mondo, mondo grass, Mondor's disease, Mond process, Mondrian, Mondrian, Piet, monecious

How to use mondo grass in a sentence

The one caveat: Asprey advises only buying butter made from grass-fed or pastured cows.
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A tugboat improbably sits high on the bank, obscured by tall grass, a broken oil rig hangs over the water nearby.
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Thus far, the most talked-about Green Friday hotspot is Denver dispensary the Grass Station.
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I really turned on in particular to James Joyce, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Günter Grass.
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As they passed the runway, bullets shot up from the tall grass, puncturing a fuel tank.
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The grass had a delightful fragrance, like new-mown hay, and was neatly wound around the tunnel, like the inside of a bird's-nest.
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She threw out her arms as if swimming when she walked, beating the tall grass as one strikes out in the water.
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The weed growing over every water, and at the bank of the river, shall be pulled up before all grass.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Everywhere cattle were being sold for a trifle, as there was no grass upon which they could feed.
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We squatted in the long grass and buck-brush, listening, and a few seconds later heard a horse snort distinctly.
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