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deergrass

deergrass noun: a species of grass native to the southwestern United States, Muhlenbergia rigens.

deergrass: a species of grass native to the southwestern United States, Muhlenbergia rigens
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Noun

deergrass (usually uncountable, plural deergrasses)

  1. (usually) A species of grass native to the southwestern United States, Muhlenbergia rigens
  2. (usually) American perennial herbs with showy flowers in the genus Rhexia.

Forms of deergrass

pluraldeergrasses

Origin of deergrass

From deer + grass.

Questions about deergrass

What does deergrass mean?
Deergrass means a species of grass native to the southwestern United States, Muhlenbergia rigens.
What part of speech is deergrass?
Deergrass is a noun.
What is the plural of deergrass?
The plural of deergrass is deergrasses.

Words near deergrass in the dictionary

  1. deerfly
  2. deerfold
  3. deerfolds
  4. deerfood
  5. deerfoot vanilla leaf
  6. deergrass
  7. deergrasses
  8. deergut
  9. deerhair
  10. deerherd
  11. deerherds

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