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SWEET GRASS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of several moisture-loving grasses of the genus Glyceria having sweet flavor or odor
Synonyms:
manna grass; sweet grass
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sweet grass" is a kind of...):
meadow grass; meadowgrass (any of various grasses that thrive in the presence of abundant moisture)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sweet grass"):
Glyceria grandis; reed meadow grass (a pasture grass of moist places throughout North America)
Holonyms ("sweet grass" is a member of...):
genus Glyceria; Glyceria (manna grass)