hairgrass

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noun

Any of various grasses thought to resemble hair, including those of genera Aira, Deschampsia, Koeleria, and others.

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Meanings

nounhairgrass (countable and uncountable, plural hairgrasses)

plural hairgrasses

  1. countableuncountableAny of various grasses thought to resemble hair, including those of genera Aira, Deschampsia, Koeleria, and others.
  2. countableuncountableAny of certain species of sedge in the genus Eleocharis.

Origin

From hair + grass.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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