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burgrass

burgrass noun: any of various grasses of the genus Cenchrus, growing in sand and having burs for fruit.

Noun

burgrass (countable and uncountable, plural burgrasses)

  1. Any of various grasses of the genus Cenchrus, growing in sand and having burs for fruit.

Forms of burgrass

pluralburgrasses
alternative formburrgrass

Origin of burgrass

From bur + grass.

Questions about burgrass

What does burgrass mean?
Burgrass means any of various grasses of the genus Cenchrus, growing in sand and having burs for fruit.
What part of speech is burgrass?
Burgrass is a noun.
What is the plural of burgrass?
The plural of burgrass is burgrasses.

Words near burgrass in the dictionary

  1. burgout
  2. Burgoyne
  3. Burgoynes
  4. burgraf
  5. burgrafs
  6. burgrass
  7. burgrasses
  8. burgrave
  9. burgraves
  10. burgraviate
  11. burgraviates

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