black speargrass

noun

A species (Heteropogon contortus) of tangleheads, a tropical, perennial grass.

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Meanings

nounblack speargrass (usually uncountable, plural black speargrasses)

plural black speargrasses

  1. uncountableusuallyA species (Heteropogon contortus) of tangleheads, a tropical, perennial grass.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
tanglehead

Translations

Catalan albellatge contort
  • albellatge contortHeteropogon contortus
Chinese Mandarin or 黃茅 /黄茅, 扭黃茅 /扭黄茅
  • or 黃茅 /黄茅 (huángmáo)Heteropogon contortus
  • 扭黃茅 /扭黄茅 (niǔhuángmáo)Heteropogon contortus
Hawaiian pili
  • piliHeteropogon contortus
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APA

black speargrass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20speargrass

MLA

“black speargrass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20speargrass. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “black speargrass,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20speargrass.

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