Meanings
plural love grasses · alternative lovegrass
- countableuncountableAny of several grasses, of the genus Eragrostis, grown as a forage crop or to protect against erosion.
Synonyms: eragrostis
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of several grasses, of the genus Eragrostis, grown as a forage crop or to protect against erosion.
More synonyms by meaning
nounany of various grasses of the genus Eragrostis; specially useful for forage and for the prevention of erosion
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- translingualEragrostis
- Englishlove grass
Calque of translingual Eragrostis.
More words from translingual
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 畫眉草 /画眉草
- 畫眉草 /画眉草 (huàméicǎo)grass of the genus Eragrostis
Czech milička
- miličkagrass of the genus Eragrostis
Dutch liefdegras
- liefdegrasgrass of the genus Eragrostis
Esperanto eragrostido
- eragrostidograss of the genus Eragrostis
Finnish röllinurmikka
- röllinurmikkagrass of the genus Eragrostis
French amourette
- amourettegrass of the genus Eragrostis
German Liebesgras
- Liebesgrasgrass of the genus Eragrostis
Japanese 雀榧
- 雀榧 (suzumegaya)grass of the genus Eragrostis
Polish miłka
- miłkagrass of the genus Eragrostis
Russian полеви́чка
- полеви́чка (polevíčka)grass of the genus Eragrostis
Ukrainian гуся́тник
- гуся́тник (husjátnyk)grass of the genus Eragrostis
Welsh serchwellt
- serchwelltgrass of the genus Eragrostis
Cite this entry
love grass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/love%20grass
“love grass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/love%20grass. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “love grass,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/love%20grass.
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