Easter grass

noun

Long, thin tangled strips of colored cellophane or paper, traditionally used in Easter baskets.

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Meanings

nounEaster grass (uncountable)
  1. uncountableLong, thin tangled strips of colored cellophane or paper, traditionally used in Easter baskets.

    One must use caution when cruising the Easter baskets, however, because they also contain something called Easter grass.

    2015, Baker and Debra Burke-Simpkins, A Sensitive Dog's Guide to Love, Life and Counter Cruising, →ISBN
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    Easter's on the way, and you know what that means: hard-boiled eggs, chocolate bunnies and Easter grass, lots and lots of Easter grass.

    2003, Debbie Farmer, Don't Put Lipstick on the Cat!, →ISBN, page 110

    An Easter basket that now had Easter grass strewn all over the place. (Note to self! I hate Easter grass. Don't ever buy it again!)

    2013, Cara Lynn Jakab, The Power of a Playing Parent: Engaging and Connecting with our children, →ISBN

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bunny grass
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Easter grass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Easter%20grass

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“Easter grass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Easter%20grass. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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