Meanings
nouncottongrass (usually uncountable, plural cottongrasses)
plural cottongrasses · alternative cotton-grass · alternative cotton grass
- uncountableusuallyVarious species of plants of genus Eriophorum in the sedge family
As he climbed up through the golden gorse he would look for orchids amongst the commoner cotton grass, bog asphodel and butterwort[.]
1977, K.M. Elizabeth Murray, Caught in the Web of Words, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 20Synonyms: eriophorum, cottonsedge
Synonyms & antonyms
nounVarious species of plants of genus Eriophorum in the sedge family
Similar
eriophorumcottonsedge
Origin
Translations
Catalan herba cotonera
- herba cotoneraEriophorum
German Wollgras
- WollgrasEriophorum
Irish canach, ceannbhán
- canachEriophorum
- ceannbhánEriophorum
Japanese ワタスゲ属
- ワタスゲ属 (watasuge zoku)Eriophorum
Polish wełnianka
- wełniankaEriophorum
Russian пуши́ца
- пуши́ца (pušíca)Eriophorum
Turkish pamuk otu, bataklık keteni
- pamuk otuEriophorum
- bataklık keteniEriophorum
- fıkara saçıEriophorum
Welsh eira’r gors
- eira’r gorsEriophorum
Cite this entry
APA
cottongrass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cottongrass
MLA
“cottongrass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cottongrass. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cottongrass,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cottongrass.
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