finger grass vs star grass

star grass vs finger grass

finger grass and star grass both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
finger grass	Yes	No	No	No
star grass	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, star grass is a hyponym of finger grass; that is, star grass is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than finger grass:

finger grass: any grass of the genus Chloris; occurs in short grassland especially on waste ground or poor soils
star grass: perennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes arranged like the vanes of a windmill

Other hyponyms of finger grass include Chloris gayana, Rhodes grass, Chloris truncata, creeping windmill grass, windmill grass.

finger grass (noun)	star grass (noun)
any grass of the genus Chloris; occurs in short grassland especially on waste ground or poor soils	any plant of the genus Hypoxis having long grasslike leaves and yellow star-shaped flowers: Africa, Australia, southern Asia, North America
grasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in lawns	trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India
	perennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes arranged like the vanes of a windmill
	any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic

Difference between finger grass and star grass

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