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/wˈaɪər græs/ Listen

Wire grass

noun

Handsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning pale bronze in autumn. Synonyms: Andropogon scoparius, broom beard grass, prairie grass, Schizachyrium scoparium.

Coarse annual grass having fingerlike spikes of flowers; native to Old World tropics; a naturalized weed elsewhere. Synonyms: Eleusine indica, goose grass, yard grass, yardgrass.

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... bow of the launch pushed its way through the wire grass and touched the bank. Alan laid aside his oar, tied the boat to a half-submerged log, and ...

— The Fire People • Ray Cummings

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Words linked to "Wire grass" : Eleusine, genus Eleusine, millet, broom grass