frass
/fɹæs/
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frass noun: the droppings or excrement of insect larvae. Also the alternative form of ferash.
Noun (1)
frass (countable and uncountable, plural frasses)
- The droppings or excrement of insect larvae.
- The sawdust-like byproduct of wood-boring insects like woodworm, termites, old-house borers or powderpost beetles.
- Examine the stalk, especially behind the sheaths, for holes and sawdustlike frass where the larvae have entered to tunnel in the stalk.1968, United States. Dept. of Agriculture, Farmers' Bulletin, number 2190, page 5
Adjective
Noun (2)
frass (uncountable)
- artificial turf
- Although purists object to artificial turf or ‘frass’, it finds purchase as way to save water in parched Golden State2015 May 30, Rob Kuznia, “California turns to fake grass in response to drought”, in The Guardian
Also used as
frass is also the alternative form of ferash.
Forms of frass
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | frasses |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | frasser |
| superlative | frassest |
| alternative form | frassed |
Origin of frass
Borrowed from German Fraß.
Blend of fake + grass.
Words that rhyme with frass
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- bagasse
- Corinthian brass
- cuirass
- en masse
- Lefkas
- madras
- morass
- Pendergrass
- volte-face
- wass
- world-class
- adder's grass
- alas
- asse
- bamboo grass
- chasse
- das
- dass
- dogtooth grass
- flyaway grass
- hey pass
- Inner Brass
- khalass
- khalassed
- lac
- lift pass
- low mass
- Neptune grass
- outclass
- Outer Brass
- Ratass
- rockmass
- saas
- shass
- tass
- tasse
- thass
- wassed
- wrasse
Questions about frass
- What does frass mean?
- Frass means the droppings or excrement of insect larvae.
- What part of speech is frass?
- Frass can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce frass?
- Frass is pronounced /fɹæs/.
- What is the plural of frass?
- The plural of frass is frasses.
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