Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of ornamental plants of the order Liliaceæ and the tribe Scilleæ, characterized by its globose or urn-shaped flowers.

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  • noun sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae

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Examples

  • Liriope muscari is the “clumping” kind that does not spread by runners and basically stays where you put it (think “m” muscari = mounding) .

    Don’t Monkey Around: It’s time to trim your Monkey Grass « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog 2009

  • Lovely bowls of muscari, tulips, daffs and narcissus = = and NO tedious Big Dig.

    Tina gets creative with container gardening presentation at Missouri Botanical Gardens « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog 2009

  • There are lots of great varieties of Liriope muscari.

    Don’t Monkey Around: It’s time to trim your Monkey Grass « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog 2009

  • What to buy: Look for bulbs such as amaryllis, hyacinth, daffodil, muscari, narcissus (shown in the box above) or crocus (shown in the glass) at your local florist or garden center.

    Spring Forward 2011

  • Making our way along the banks of the stream, our asparagus stash growing, we stopped to study the wild flowers: indigo blue muscari* (Marie Françoise tells me she used to dye her doll's clothes with the boiled flowers), mustard yellow "genêt" * (also good for dye and used in edible flower salads), and "fumeterre".

    vivace - French Word-A-Day 2008

  • Every year the muscari seem to spread some more and every year the neighbors comment on how cheerful they look.

    souci - French Word-A-Day 2008

  • You would think when a bowl hits a tree the sound would be fierce, a loud clatter as stoneware explodes on birch bark dispersing shards in daffodils and grape muscari, but the noise is gentle, a thudding clink like empty bourbon bottles rattling hollow in Monday morning trash; yet this contusion of wood upon ceramic,

    When a Bowl Hits a Tree 2010

  • Making our way along the banks of the stream, our asparagus stash growing, we stopped to study the wild flowers: indigo blue muscari* (Marie Françoise tells me she used to dye her doll's clothes with the boiled flowers), mustard yellow "genêt" * (also good for dye and used in edible flower salads), and "fumeterre".

    French Word-A-Day: 2008

  • Making our way along the banks of the stream, our asparagus stash growing, we stopped to study the wild flowers: indigo blue muscari* (Marie Françoise tells me she used to dye her doll's clothes with the boiled flowers), mustard yellow "genêt" * (also good for dye and used in edible flower salads), and "fumeterre".

    French Word-A-Day: 2008

  • In my old garden, I had planted ribbons of muscari.

    souci - French Word-A-Day 2008

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