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单词 water grass
释义

water grass

/ˈwɔːtə ˌɡrɑːs/ /ˈwɔːtə ˌɡras/
noun
1Any 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, velvet grass (Holcus lanatus), and various sedges (Cyperaceae) and ( British regional ) horsetails (Equisetum).
2Chiefly Irish English. Watercress, Nasturtium officinale.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in John Higgins (b. c1544), poet and linguist. From water + grass.

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