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snowgrass

snowgrass noun: tough clumps of mountain grass that are covered in snow part of the year.

Noun

snowgrass (plural snowgrasses)

  1. tough clumps of mountain grass that are covered in snow part of the year
  2. (Australia) Any of various grasses of high-country areas of southeastern Australia (including Tasmania), especially perennials of the genus Poa.
    • But there are few dry twigs or leaves to be found, and so he gathers a clump of snow grass and with his cigarette lighter he singes this grass, holding it close to him so that he can absorb its scent.1999, Julia Leigh, The Hunter, Faber & Faber 2012, p. 30

Forms of snowgrass

pluralsnowgrasses
alternative formsnow grass

Origin of snowgrass

From snow + grass.

Questions about snowgrass

What does snowgrass mean?
Snowgrass means tough clumps of mountain grass that are covered in snow part of the year.
What part of speech is snowgrass?
Snowgrass is a noun.
What is the plural of snowgrass?
The plural of snowgrass is snowgrasses.

Words near snowgrass in the dictionary

  1. snowglobes
  2. snowgo
  3. snowgoed
  4. snowgoes
  5. snowgoing
  6. snowgrass
  7. snowgrasses
  8. snowgroomer
  9. snowgroomers
  10. snowgun
  11. snowguns

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