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holy grass

holy grass noun: hierochloe odorata (syn. Anthoxanthum nitens), fragrant grass native to northern Eurasia and North America.

Noun

holy grass (usually uncountable, plural holy grasses)

  1. (usually) Hierochloe odorata (syn. Anthoxanthum nitens), fragrant grass native to northern Eurasia and North America.

Forms of holy grass

pluralholy grasses

Origin of holy grass

It was traditionally sometimes strewn on the floors of churches on festival days.

Questions about holy grass

What does holy grass mean?
Holy grass means hierochloe odorata (syn. Anthoxanthum nitens), fragrant grass native to northern Eurasia and North America.
What part of speech is holy grass?
Holy grass is a noun.
What is the plural of holy grass?
The plural of holy grass is holy grasses.

Words near holy grass in the dictionary

  1. Holy Ghost soup
  2. holy ghoster
  3. holy ghosters
  4. holy grail
  5. holy grails
  6. holy grass
  7. holy guacamole
  8. holy hand grenade
  9. holy hand grenades
  10. holy Hannah
  11. holy hell

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