bristlegrass

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noun

Any of various grasses of the genus Setaria.

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Meanings

nounbristlegrass (countable and uncountable, plural bristlegrasses)

plural bristlegrasses

  1. countableuncountableAny of various grasses of the genus Setaria.

Synonyms & antonyms

noungrasses of grasslands and woodlands having large gracefully arching spikes with long bristles beneath each spikelet

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Broader
foxtailfoxtail grass

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From bristle + grass.

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Translations

Arabic سِتَارِيَة
  • سِتَارِيَة (sitāriya)grass of genus Setaria
Catalan serreig, xereix
  • serreiggrass of genus Setaria
  • xereixgrass of genus Setaria
Czech bér
  • bérgrass of genus Setaria
Finnish pantaheinä
  • pantaheinägrass of genus Setaria
Cite this entry
APA

bristlegrass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bristlegrass

MLA

“bristlegrass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bristlegrass. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bristlegrass,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bristlegrass.

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