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meadowgrass

DEFINITIONS OF: meadowgrass

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n any of various grasses that thrive in the presence of abundant moisture

Synonyms:
meadow grass
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foxtail, foxtail grass
grasses of the genera Alopecurus and Setaria having dense silky or bristly brushlike flowering spikes
manna grass, sweet grass
any of several moisture-loving grasses of the genus Glyceria having sweet flavor or odor
Agrostis alba, Poa nemoralis, wood meadowgrass
slender European grass of shady places; grown also in northeastern America and temperate Asia
Alopecurus pratensis, meadow foxtail
stout erect perennial grass of northern parts of Old World having silky flowering spikes; widely cultivated for pasture and hay; naturalized in North America
Glyceria grandis, reed meadow grass
a pasture grass of moist places throughout North America
bristle grass, bristlegrass
grasses of grasslands and woodlands having large gracefully arching spikes with long bristles beneath each spikelet
giant foxtail
two species of coarse annual foxtails that are naturalized weeds in United States
Setaria glauca, glaucous bristlegrass, yellow bristle grass, yellow bristlegrass, yellow foxtail
common weedy and bristly grass found in nearly all temperate areas
Setaria viridis, bottle grass, bottle-grass, green bristlegrass, green foxtail, rough bristlegrass
European foxtail naturalized in North America; often a troublesome weed
Hungarian grass, Italian millet, Setaria italica, foxtail millet
coarse drought-resistant annual grass grown for grain, hay, and forage in Europe and Asia and chiefly for forage and hay in United States
Type of:
grass
narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
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