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sweet grass

/swit græs/
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Other forms: sweet grasses

Definitions of sweet grass
  1. noun
    any of several moisture-loving grasses of the genus Glyceria having sweet flavor or odor
    synonyms: manna grass
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    types:
    Glyceria grandis, reed meadow grass
    a pasture grass of moist places throughout North America
    type of:
    meadow grass, meadowgrass
    any of various grasses that thrive in the presence of abundant moisture
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