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canary grass

canary grass noun: grass of species Phalaris canariensis, whose seeds are used as birdseed, believed to be native to Morocco and the Canary Islands, now widespread in most semitropical to cool-temperate environments.

canary grass: grass of species Phalaris canariensis, whose seeds are used as birdseed, believed to be native to...
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Noun

canary grass (countable and uncountable, plural canary grasses)

  1. Grass of species Phalaris canariensis, whose seeds are used as birdseed, believed to be native to Morocco and the Canary Islands, now widespread in most semitropical to cool-temperate environments.
  2. Any grass of genus Phalaris.

Forms of canary grass

pluralcanary grasses

Words formed from canary grass

  • reed canary grass
  • reed canary grass borer moth

Questions about canary grass

What does canary grass mean?
Canary grass means grass of species Phalaris canariensis, whose seeds are used as birdseed, believed to be native to Morocco and the Canary Islands, now widespread in most semitropical to cool-temperate environments.
What part of speech is canary grass?
Canary grass is a noun.
What is the plural of canary grass?
The plural of canary grass is canary grasses.

Words near canary grass in the dictionary

  1. canary creepers
  2. canary fit
  3. canary fits
  4. canary girl
  5. canary girls
  6. canary grass
  7. canary grasses
  8. canary in a coal mine
  9. canary in a coalmine
  10. canary in the coal mine
  11. canary in the coalmine

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