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grass meaning in Sinhala

තණ taṇa

/ɡɹɑːs/[ɡɹ̠ɑːs]

grass in Sinhala: තණ (taṇa), තණකොළ (taṇakoḷa). In English, grass means any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as ground cover rather than for grain.

Sinhala words for grass

ground cover plant
තණ taṇa, තණකොළ taṇakoḷa

English meaning of grass

  1. noun Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as ground cover rather than for grain.
  2. noun Any of the various plants that are not in the family Poaceae that resemble grasses.
  3. noun A lawn.
  4. noun The outside world, especially in the phrase "touch grass".

Full definition of grass

grass in a sentence

  • What just happened must remain secret. Don't be a grass.

Synonyms of grass

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Questions about grass in Sinhala

What is the meaning of grass in Sinhala?
Grass in Sinhala is තණ (taṇa), තණකොළ (taṇakoḷa).
grass යන්නෙහි සිංහල තේරුම කුමක්ද?
Grass: තණ (taṇa), තණකොළ (taṇakoḷa).
What does grass mean in English?
Grass means any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as ground cover rather than for grain.

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