Any of various coarse seaside grasses and sedges, esp. Ammophila arenaria (family Poaceae) and Carex arenaria (family Cyperaceae). Cf. star-grass, n.2
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > reedy or aquatic grasses > [noun] > names applied to various aquatic grasses (8) starc1300 Any of various coarse seaside grasses and sedges, esp. Ammophila arenaria (family Poaceae) and Carex arenaria (family Cyperaceae). Cf. star-grass, n.2 flaga1387 One of various endogenous plants, with a bladed or ensiform leaf, mostly growing in moist places. Now regarded as properly denoting a member of the… water grass1585 Any of various grasses or grass-like plants growing in or near water or in moist ground, as grasses of the genera Glyceria, Echinochloa, and Paspalum… sword-grass1598 A name for several different plants with sword-shaped leaves, as the sword-lily (Gladiolus), Arenaria (Spergularia) segetalis, Melilotus segetalis or… spire-grass1626 †(a) = spear-grass, n. 1, spearwort, n. 3. Obsolete. (b) One or other of various reeds or sedges. Cf. spear-grass, n. 2. Now dialect. star-grass1782 = star, n.2 slough grass1861 one of several coarse grasses of swampy ground, esp. a species of the genus Muhlenbergia. slough hay1934 (hay made from) slough grass. |
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