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ARROW GRASS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does arrow grass mean?
• ARROW GRASS (noun)
The noun ARROW GRASS has 1 sense:
1. tufted perennial found in shallow water or marshland; sometimes poisons livestock
Familiarity information: ARROW GRASS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tufted perennial found in shallow water or marshland; sometimes poisons livestock
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
arrow grass; Triglochin maritima
Hypernyms ("arrow grass" is a kind of...):
bog plant; marsh plant; swamp plant (a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath)
Holonyms ("arrow grass" is a member of...):
genus Triglochin; Triglochin (perennial or annual bog or marsh plants; includes arrow grass)
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