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sourgrass

sourgrass noun: of genus Oxalis.

Noun

sourgrass (usually uncountable, plural sourgrasses)

  1. (usually) of genus Oxalis.
  2. (usually) of species Rumex acetosella
  3. (usually) A crabgrass of species Digitaria insularis

Forms of sourgrass

pluralsourgrasses

Origin of sourgrass

From sour + grass.

Questions about sourgrass

What does sourgrass mean?
Sourgrass means of genus Oxalis.
What part of speech is sourgrass?
Sourgrass is a noun.
What is the plural of sourgrass?
The plural of sourgrass is sourgrasses.

Words near sourgrass in the dictionary

  1. sourest
  2. soureth
  3. sourfaced
  4. sourfaux
  5. sourful
  6. sourgrass
  7. sourgrasses
  8. sourgum
  9. sourgums
  10. sourhead
  11. sourheads

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