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scratchgrass

scratchgrass noun: muhlenbergia asperifolia, a grass native to much of North America.

Noun

scratchgrass (uncountable)

  1. Muhlenbergia asperifolia, a grass native to much of North America.

Origin of scratchgrass

From scratch + grass.

Questions about scratchgrass

What does scratchgrass mean?
Scratchgrass means muhlenbergia asperifolia, a grass native to much of North America.
What part of speech is scratchgrass?
Scratchgrass is a noun.

Words near scratchgrass in the dictionary

  1. scratches the surface
  2. scratches together
  3. scratches up
  4. scratchest
  5. scratcheth
  6. scratchgrass
  7. scratchie
  8. scratchier
  9. scratchies
  10. scratchiest
  11. scratchily

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