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GOAT GRASS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does goat grass mean? 

GOAT GRASS (noun)
  The noun GOAT GRASS has 1 sense:

1. European grass naturalized as a weed in North America; sharp-pointed seeds cause injury when eaten by livestockplay

  Familiarity information: GOAT GRASS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GOAT GRASS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

European grass naturalized as a weed in North America; sharp-pointed seeds cause injury when eaten by livestock

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Aegilops triuncalis; goat grass

Hypernyms ("goat grass" is a kind of...):

grass (narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay)

Holonyms ("goat grass" is a member of...):

Aegilops; genus Aegilops (goat grass)


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