noun
chiefly American marsh plants, having usually yellow flowers
• Syn: ↑Xyris
• Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Xyridaceae, ↑family Xyridaceae, ↑yellow-eyed grass family
• Member Meronyms: ↑yellow-eyed grass
Useful english dictionary. 2012.