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hookgrass

hookgrass noun: any of several species of sedge in the genus Uncinia the seeds of which are hooked and attach themselves to passers-by.

Noun

hookgrass (uncountable)

  1. Any of several species of sedge in the genus Uncinia the seeds of which are hooked and attach themselves to passers-by.

Questions about hookgrass

What does hookgrass mean?
Hookgrass means any of several species of sedge in the genus Uncinia the seeds of which are hooked and attach themselves to passers-by.
What part of speech is hookgrass?
Hookgrass is a noun.

Words near hookgrass in the dictionary

  1. hookes
  2. hookest
  3. hooketh
  4. hookey
  5. Hookey Walker
  6. hookgrass
  7. hookgun
  8. hookguns
  9. Hookham
  10. hookier
  11. hookiest

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