cutgrass

English

Leersia hexandra

Etymology

cut +‎ grass

Noun

cutgrass (countable and uncountable, plural cutgrasses)

Any of several grass species of Leersia, whose leaves have edges with very small hooked prickles

Derived terms

giant cutgrass
rice cutgrass
southern cutgrass
Virginian cutgrass

References

“cutgrass”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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