broom sedge

noun

Andropogon virginicus, a tall grass native to the southeastern United States, considered invasive in some other environments.

Similar
broomsedge bluestemyellowsedge bluestemwhiskey grassAndropogon virginicus

Meanings

nounbroom sedge (countable and uncountable, plural broom sedges)

plural broom sedges

  1. countableuncountableAndropogon virginicus, a tall grass native to the southeastern United States, considered invasive in some other environments.

    Synonyms: broomsedge bluestem, yellowsedge bluestem, whiskey grass

  2. countableuncountableCarex scoparia (pointed broom sedge).
  3. countableuncountableCarex tribuloides (blunt broom sedge).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAndropogon virginicus, a tall grass native to the southeastern United States, considered invasive in some other environments.

Similar
broomsedge bluestemyellowsedge bluestemwhiskey grass

More synonyms by meaning

nountall tufted grass of southeastern United States

Similar
Andropogon virginicus
Broader
broom grass

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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