WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mon′do grass′
(mon′dō),USA pronunciation
- Plant Biologyany of several plants belonging to the genus Ophiopogon, of the lily family, native to western Asia, esp. O. japonicus, having grasslike leaves and lavender or white flowers. Also called lilyturf.
- Neo-Latin (1763), an earlier genus name, of unexplained origin, originally
'mondo grass' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):