Sauergras

Definitions of Sauergras
  1. noun
    grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers
    synonyms: Riedgrasgewächs, Segge
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    Papyruspflanze
    tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times
    Sandsegge
    European maritime sedge naturalized along Atlantic coast of United States; rootstock has properties of sarsaparilla
    Wollgras
    sedge of eastern North America having numerous clustered woolly spikelets
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