genus Xyris

Definitions of genus Xyris
  1. noun
    chiefly American marsh plants, having usually yellow flowers
    synonyms: Xyris
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    type of:
    liliopsid genus, monocot genus
    genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
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