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Mitchell grass

Mitchell grass noun: any member of the genus Astrebla of xerophytic Australian grasses.

Noun

Mitchell grass (countable and uncountable, plural Mitchell grasses)

  1. Any member of the genus Astrebla of xerophytic Australian grasses.

Forms of Mitchell grass

pluralMitchell grasses

Origin of Mitchell grass

After Scottish explorer Thomas Mitchell (1792-1855), who first collected a specimen near Bourke in New South Wales.

Questions about Mitchell grass

What does Mitchell grass mean?
Mitchell grass means any member of the genus Astrebla of xerophytic Australian grasses.
What part of speech is Mitchell grass?
Mitchell grass is a noun.
What is the plural of Mitchell grass?
The plural of Mitchell grass is Mitchell grasses.

Words near Mitchell grass in the dictionary

  1. Mitchel
  2. Mitchel Troy
  3. Mitcheldean
  4. Mitchell
  5. Mitchell County
  6. Mitchell grass
  7. Mitchell grasses
  8. Mitchell Park
  9. Mitchell principle
  10. Mitchell principles
  11. Mitchell's disease

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