cutty grass

noun

Carex geminata (in Carex subg. Carex);

Meanings

nouncutty grass (usually uncountable, plural cutty grasses)

plural cutty grasses

  1. Any of many species of sedge or grass that have leaves with sharp, serrated edges, including:
    1. uncountableusuallyCarex geminata (in Carex subg. Carex);
    2. New ZealanduncountableusuallyAny grass species of the genus Austroderia (toetoe);
    3. uncountableusuallyCyperus ustulatus (giant umbrella sedge);
    4. uncountableusuallyFicinia spiralis (golden sand sedge);
    5. uncountableusuallyGahnia grandis (syn. Cladium psittacorum); cutting grass;
    6. uncountableusuallyGahnia setifolia (toetoe).

Translations

Māori māpere, rautahi
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APA

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Chicago

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