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grass - narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay |
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graminaceous plant,
gramineous plant cosmopolitan herbaceous or woody plants with hollow jointed stems and long narrow leaves
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beach grass tough grasses with strong roots that can grow on exposed sandy shores
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bunchgrass,
bunch grass any of various grasses of many genera that grow in tufts or clumps rather than forming a sod or mat; chiefly of western United States
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midgrass any of various grasses of moderate height which covered the undisturbed prairie in the United States; includes most of the forage grasses of the temperate zone
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short-grass,
shortgrass any of various grasses that are short and can tolerate drought conditions; common on the dry upland plains just east of the Rocky Mountains
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sword grass any of various grasses or sedges having sword-shaped leaves with sharp edges
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tall-grass,
tallgrass any of various grasses that are tall and that flourish with abundant moisture
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lemongrass,
lemon grass a tropical grass native to India and Sri Lanka
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aegilops triuncalis,
goat grass European grass naturalized as a weed in North America; sharp-pointed seeds cause injury when eaten by livestock
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wheat-grass,
wheatgrass a grass of the genus Agropyron
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bent,
bent-grass,
bent grass a special way of doing something; "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn't get the hang of it"
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broom grass any of several grasses of the genus Andropogon; used in broom making
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arrhenatherum elatius,
evergreen grass,
false oat,
french rye,
tall meadow grass,
tall oat grass coarse perennial Eurasian grass resembling oat; found on roadside verges and rough grassland and in hay meadows; introduced in North America for forage
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brome,
bromegrass any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions
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grama,
grama grass,
gramma,
gramma grass pasture grass of plains of South America and western North America
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buchloe dactyloides,
buffalo grass short grass growing on dry plains of central United States (where buffalo roam)
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reed grass any of various tall perennial grasses of the genus Calamagrostis having feathery plumes; natives of marshland fens and wet woodlands of temperate northern hemisphere
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burgrass,
bur grass a grass of the genus Cenchrus
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cenchrus tribuloides,
field sandbur,
sandbur,
sandspur grass of the eastern United States and tropical America having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs
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finger grass any grass of the genus Chloris; occurs in short grassland especially on waste ground or poor soils
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cortaderia selloana,
pampas grass tall perennial grass of pampas of South America having silvery plumes and growing in large dense clumps
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arundo richardii,
cortaderia richardii,
plumed tussock,
toetoe,
toe toe tall grass of New Zealand grown for plumelike flower heads
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bahama grass,
bermuda grass,
cynodon dactylon,
devil grass,
doob,
kweek,
scutch grass,
star grass trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India
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cynodon plectostachyum,
giant star grass perennial grass having stems 3 to 4 feet high; used especially in Africa and India for pasture and hay
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cocksfoot,
cockspur,
dactylis glomerata,
orchard grass small spiny West Indian tree
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crabgrass,
crab grass,
finger grass grasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in lawns
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lyme grass a grass of the genus Elymus
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wild rye any of several grasses of the genus Elymus
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bay grass,
love grass any of various grasses of the genus Eragrostis; specially useful for forage and for the prevention of erosion
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plume grass a reedlike grass of the genus Erianthus having large plumes
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fescue,
fescue grass,
festuca elatior,
meadow fescue grass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawns
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festuca ovina,
sheep's fescue,
sheep fescue cultivated for sheep pasturage in upland regions or used as a lawn grass
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silver grass of Australia and New Zealand
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holcus lanatus,
velvet grass,
yorkshire fog tall European perennial grass having a velvety stem; naturalized in United States and used for forage
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creeping soft grass,
holcus mollis European perennial grass with soft velvety foliage
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ryegrass,
rye grass any of several annual or perennial Eurasian grasses
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muhlenbergia schreberi,
nimblewill,
nimble will slender branching American grass of some value for grazing in central United States
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dallisgrass,
dallis grass,
paspalum,
paspalum dilatatum tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States
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bahia grass,
paspalum notatum perennial tropical American grass used as pasture grass in arid areas of the Gulf States
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knotgrass,
paspalum distichum low-growing weedy grass with spikelets along the leaf stems
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fountain grass,
pennisetum ruppelii,
pennisetum setaceum tall perennial ornamental grass with long nodding flower plumes of tropical Africa and Asia
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feathertop,
feathertop grass,
pennistum villosum northeastern tropical African plant having feathery panicles
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gardener's garters,
lady's laces,
phalaris arundinacea,
reed canary grass,
ribbon grass perennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad leaves; Europe and North America
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birdseed grass,
canary grass,
phalaris canariensis Canary Islands grass; seeds used as feed for caged birds
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hardinggrass,
harding grass,
phalaris aquatica,
phalaris tuberosa,
toowomba canary grass perennial grass of Australia and South Africa; introduced in North America as forage grass
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herd's grass,
phleum pratense,
timothy a grass grown for hay
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bluegrass,
blue grass a type of country music played at a rapid tempo on banjos and guitars
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meadowgrass,
meadow grass any of various grasses that thrive in the presence of abundant moisture
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munj,
munja,
saccharum bengalense,
saccharum munja tough Asiatic grass whose culms are used for ropes and baskets
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andropogon furcatus,
andropogon gerardii,
bluestem,
blue stem tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in the United States
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cordgrass,
cord grass any of several perennial grasses of the genus Spartina; some important as coastal soil binders
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drop-seed,
dropseed a grass of the genus Sporobolus
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rush-grass,
rush grass grass having wiry stems and sheathed panicles
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buffalo grass,
st. augustine grass,
stenotaphrum secundatum short grass growing on dry plains of central United States (where buffalo roam)
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cereal,
cereal grass a breakfast food prepared from grain
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zoysia any of several creeping grasses of the genus Zoysia
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Grass - German writer of novels and poetry and plays (born 1927) |
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grass - feed with grass |
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crop,
graze,
pasture cut short; "She wanted her hair cropped short"
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grass - cover with grass |
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cover,
spread over clothe, as if for protection from the elements; "cover your head!"
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grass - cover with grass; "The owners decided to grass their property" |
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cover clothe, as if for protection from the elements; "cover your head!"
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grass - shoot down, of birds |
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hit,
pip,
shoot pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
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grass - spread out clothes on the grass to let it dry and bleach |
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open,
spread,
spread out,
unfold make available; "This opens up new possibilities"
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