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HAIR GRASS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hair grass mean? 

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

1. fine-leaved aquatic spike rush; popular as aerator for aquariumsplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


HAIR GRASS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Fine-leaved aquatic spike rush; popular as aerator for aquariums

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Eleocharis acicularis; hair grass; needle rush; needle spike rush; slender spike rush

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

spike rush (a sedge of the genus Eleocharis)


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