Dictionary

speargrass en · NOUN

Etymology

From spear + grass.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Any of several not closely related grasses in some way reminiscent of a spear. ▸ Species of Aristida (three-awn wiregrass)
2. (countable, uncountable) Any of several not closely related grasses in some way reminiscent of a spear. ▸ Heteropogon contortus (tanglehead)
3. (countable, uncountable) Any of several not closely related grasses in some way reminiscent of a spear. ▸ Imperata cylindrica (cogon grass)
4. (countable, uncountable) Any of several not closely related grasses in some way reminiscent of a spear. ▸ Species of Poa (bluegrass etc)
5. (countable, uncountable) Any of several not closely related grasses in some way reminiscent of a spear. ▸ Species of Stipa (feathergrass), typically Stipa calamagrostis
6. (countable, uncountable) Species of Aciphylla (Spaniard grass)

Forms

Deriveds

fiveawn speargrass

Hyponyms

black speargrass

Translations (5)

mi taramea ((Aciphylla) grass with sharp points) · mi karamea ((Aciphylla) grass with sharp points) · cmn 刺刀草 ((Aciphylla) grass with sharp points) · mi papaī ((Aciphylla) grass with sharp points) · mi kurikuri ((Aciphylla) grass with sharp points)