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deer-grass † 
n. meadow beauty, Rhexia sp.
- 1832 (1838) The deer resort hither in great herds for the sake of a peculiar tall sort of grass with which these plains abound, called deer-grass, on which they become exceedingly fat at certain seasons of the year.
- 1852 Twined among the tall stalks of the deer-grass . . . we find vetches of all the most delicate hues. . . .
- 1832 (1838) The deer resort hither in great herds for the sake of a peculiar tall sort of grass with which these plains abound, called deer-grass, on which they become exceedingly fat at certain seasons of the year.