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pearl grass

pearl grass noun: briza media, a variety of grass.

pearl grass: briza media, a variety of grass
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Noun

pearl grass (usually uncountable, plural pearl grasses)

  1. (usually) Briza media, a variety of grass.
    Synonyms:
    perennial quaking grass, quaking grass, totter grass
  2. (usually) Oldenlandia corymbosa
    Synonyms:
    snake tongue grass, Old World diamond-flower
  3. (usually) Micranthemum micranthemoides (syn. Hemianthus micranthemoides)
    Synonyms:
    pearl weed, baby tears, Nuttall's mudflower, Nuttall's micranthemum

Synonyms of pearl grass

  • perennial quaking grass, quaking grass, totter grass
  • snake tongue grass, Old World diamond-flower
  • pearl weed, baby tears, Nuttall's mudflower, Nuttall's micranthemum

Forms of pearl grass

pluralpearl grasses
alternative formpearlgrass

Origin of pearl grass

From pearl + grass.

Questions about pearl grass

What does pearl grass mean?
Pearl grass means briza media, a variety of grass.
What part of speech is pearl grass?
Pearl grass is a noun.
What is the plural of pearl grass?
The plural of pearl grass is pearl grasses.

Words near pearl grass in the dictionary

  1. pearl diver
  2. pearl divers
  3. pearl edge
  4. pearl edges
  5. pearl eye
  6. pearl grass
  7. pearl grasses
  8. pearl gray
  9. pearl grey
  10. pearl greys
  11. Pearl Harbor

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