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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of a group of low-growing, grasslike perennials of the genera Liriope and Ophiopogon that are often used in landscaping for ground cover. US, countable, uncountable
2. 2
   Asiatic perennial tufted herb with grasslike evergreen foliage and clusters of dark mauve grapelike flowers; grown as ground cover wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

lily turfliriope muscari

Etymology

From lily + turf, a coinage of the 1920s.

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