monkey grass

noun

Any of various plants in the genus Liriope.

Meanings

nounmonkey grass (countable and uncountable, plural monkey grasses)

plural monkey grasses

  1. countableuncountableAny of various plants in the genus Liriope.
  2. countableuncountableThe plant Ophiopogon japonicus.
  3. countableuncountablePiassava fiber, from certain palm trees (Attalea funifera and Leopoldinia piassaba).
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APA

monkey grass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monkey%20grass

MLA

“monkey grass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monkey%20grass. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monkey grass,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monkey%20grass.

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