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marsh grass

marsh grass noun: any coarse grass growing in marshes of genus Spartina.

Noun

marsh grass (usually uncountable, plural marsh grasses)

  1. (usually) Any coarse grass growing in marshes of genus Spartina.
    Synonyms:
    cord grass, swamp grass, meadow grass, swamp hay, thatch grass
  2. (usually) Any wetland grass of genus Hymenachne.
  3. (usually) Barnyard millet, jungle ricegrass (Echinochloa colonum)
    Synonyms:
    jungle rice, shama millet, Deccan grass, small barnyard grass, awnless barnyard grass
  4. (usually) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see marsh, grass.

Synonyms of marsh grass

  • cord grass, swamp grass, meadow grass, swamp hay, thatch grass
  • jungle rice, shama millet, Deccan grass, small barnyard grass, awnless barnyard grass

Forms of marsh grass

pluralmarsh grasses

Questions about marsh grass

What does marsh grass mean?
Marsh grass means any coarse grass growing in marshes of genus Spartina.
What part of speech is marsh grass?
Marsh grass is a noun.
What is the plural of marsh grass?
The plural of marsh grass is marsh grasses.

Words near marsh grass in the dictionary

  1. marsh fritillary
  2. marsh gas
  3. marsh gentian
  4. marsh gentians
  5. Marsh Gibbon
  6. marsh grass
  7. marsh grasses
  8. marsh harrier
  9. marsh harriers
  10. marsh hawk
  11. marsh hawks

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