spear grass

noun

any of various grasses, as a meadow grass or a bent grass, having lance-shaped leaves or floral spikes.

Origin of spear grass

First recorded in 1540–50

Words nearby spear grass

spean, spear, spear carrier, spearfish, spearfisherman, spear grass, spear gun, spearhead, spear-head spoon, spearing, spearman

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Example sentences from the Web for spear grass

It was the stalks, above the upper joint, of spear-grass and redtop grass growing so profusely in Weathersfield.
Home Life in Colonial Days|Alice Morse Earle
The larva feeds on the spear-grass (Aciphylla squarrosa), an abundant plant on the coast hills near Wellington.
An Elementary Manual of New Zealand Entomology|G. V. Hudson
The pupa state is spent, in an earthen chamber, amongst the roots of the spear-grass, and the moth emerges during the summer.
An Elementary Manual of New Zealand Entomology|G. V. Hudson
If you get scratched up by spear-grass and thorns and then step into some swamp-pool it's all off.
The Blind Lion of the Congo|Elliott Whitney

During our stay the island was fired, in order to remove the "spear-grass," which is so destructive to cattle.
Cruise of the 'Alert'|R. W. Coppinger

British Dictionary definitions for spear grass

spear grass

noun NZ

another name for wild Spaniard

any of various native Australian grasses, esp of the genera Stipa or Heteropogon, with sharp-pointed seeds

any of various grasses with sharp stiff blades or seeds

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单词	spear grass
释义	spear grass noun any of various grasses, as a meadow grass or a bent grass, having lance-shaped leaves or floral spikes. Origin of spear grass First recorded in 1540–50 Words nearby spear grass spean, spear, spear carrier, spearfish, spearfisherman, spear grass, spear gun, spearhead, spear-head spoon, spearing, spearman Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for spear grass It was the stalks, above the upper joint, of spear-grass and redtop grass growing so profusely in Weathersfield. Home Life in Colonial Days\|Alice Morse Earle The larva feeds on the spear-grass (Aciphylla squarrosa), an abundant plant on the coast hills near Wellington. An Elementary Manual of New Zealand Entomology\|G. V. Hudson The pupa state is spent, in an earthen chamber, amongst the roots of the spear-grass, and the moth emerges during the summer. An Elementary Manual of New Zealand Entomology\|G. V. Hudson If you get scratched up by spear-grass and thorns and then step into some swamp-pool it's all off. The Blind Lion of the Congo\|Elliott Whitney During our stay the island was fired, in order to remove the "spear-grass," which is so destructive to cattle. Cruise of the 'Alert'\|R. W. Coppinger British Dictionary definitions for spear grass spear grass noun NZ another name for wild Spaniard any of various native Australian grasses, esp of the genera Stipa or Heteropogon, with sharp-pointed seeds any of various grasses with sharp stiff blades or seeds Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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