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bushman grass

bushman grass noun: any member of the species of the grass genus Aristida sensu lato growing in southern Africa.

Noun

bushman grass (uncountable)

  1. (offensive, sometimes) Any member of the species of the grass genus Aristida sensu lato growing in southern Africa.

Origin of bushman grass

Calque of Afrikaans boesmangras.

Questions about bushman grass

What does bushman grass mean?
Bushman grass means any member of the species of the grass genus Aristida sensu lato growing in southern Africa.
What part of speech is bushman grass?
Bushman grass is a noun.

Words near bushman grass in the dictionary

  1. bushlot
  2. bushlots
  3. bushly
  4. bushmakinite
  5. bushman
  6. bushman grass
  7. bushman poison
  8. bushman's breakfast
  9. bushman's clock
  10. bushman's clocks
  11. bushman's poison

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