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silvergrass

silvergrass noun: a grass, Miscanthus sinensis, that has silvery plumes.

Noun

silvergrass (plural silvergrasses)

  1. A grass, Miscanthus sinensis, that has silvery plumes
  2. (Australia) Any of various annual or perennial grasses of the family Poaceae, including Aristida contorta (mulga grass) and the introduced European Vulpia bromoides.
    • At the back, under a squeaky wind-pump, there was a dead Chevrolet with silver-grass growing up through it.1987, Bruce Chatwin, The Songlines, Vintage, published 1998, page 79

Forms of silvergrass

pluralsilvergrasses
alternative formsilver grass

Questions about silvergrass

What does silvergrass mean?
Silvergrass means a grass, Miscanthus sinensis, that has silvery plumes.
What part of speech is silvergrass?
Silvergrass is a noun.
What is the plural of silvergrass?
The plural of silvergrass is silvergrasses.

Words near silvergrass in the dictionary

  1. silverfin
  2. silverfins
  3. silverfish
  4. silverfishes
  5. silvergilt
  6. silvergrass
  7. silvergrasses
  8. silverhead
  9. Silveria
  10. Silverias
  11. silverier

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