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• n  any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic
• n  any plant of the genus Hypoxis having long grasslike leaves and yellow star-shaped flowers: Africa; Australia; southern Asia; North America
• n  trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India
• n  perennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes arranged like the vanes of a windmill

• colicroot
• colic root
• crow corn
• unicorn root
• Bermuda grass
• devil grass
• Bahama grass
• kweek
• doob
• scutch grass
• Cynodon dactylon
• windmill grass
• creeping windmill grass
• Chloris truncata