Deergrass

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Deergrass \Deer"grass`\, n. (Bot.)
     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 {Melastomace[ae]} inhabiting a temperate clime.
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