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Definition: DEERGRASS

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Noun 1. An American genus (Rhexia) of perennial herbs, with opposite leaves, and showy flowers (usually bright purple), with four petals and eight stamens, -- the only genus of the order Melastomaceae inhabiting a temperate clime.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Deergrass" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Definition: DEERGRASS

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. An American genus (Rhexia) of perennial herbs, with opposite leaves, and showy flowers (usually bright purple), with four petals and eight stamens, -- the only genus of the order Melastomaceae inhabiting a temperate clime.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "DEERGRASS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)