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watergrass

watergrass noun: any of various grasses in the genus Echinochloa that are capable of growing in water.

Noun

watergrass (countable and uncountable, plural watergrasses)

  1. Any of various grasses in the genus Echinochloa that are capable of growing in water.
  2. Bulbostylis barbata, an Australian sedge that grows near water.

Forms of watergrass

pluralwatergrasses

Origin of watergrass

From water + grass.

Questions about watergrass

What does watergrass mean?
Watergrass means any of various grasses in the genus Echinochloa that are capable of growing in water.
What part of speech is watergrass?
Watergrass is a noun.
What is the plural of watergrass?
The plural of watergrass is watergrasses.

Words near watergrass in the dictionary

  1. watergirls
  2. waterglass
  3. waterglasses
  4. waterglassful
  5. waterglassfuls
  6. watergrass
  7. watergrasses
  8. waterguard
  9. watergun
  10. waterguns
  11. waterhammer

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