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spikegrass

noun

Etymology

From spike + grass.

  1. inherited from *gʰreh₁-✻ — “to grow”
  2. inherited from *grasą✻ — “grass”
  3. inherited from *gras✻
  4. inherited from græs
  5. inherited from gras
  6. compounded as spikegrass — “spike + grass”

Definitions

  1. Either of two tall perennial American grasses (Uniola paniculata and Uniola latifolia)…

    Either of two tall perennial American grasses (Uniola paniculata and Uniola latifolia) with broad leaves and large flattened spikelets.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA