Xyris
Pronunciation : Xy"ris
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L., a kind of Iris, Gr. (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: A genus of endogenous herbs with grassy leaves and small yellow flowers in short, scaly-bracted spikes; yellow-eyed grass. There are about seventeen species in the Atlantic United States.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913