Meanings
nounpearl grass (usually uncountable, plural pearl grasses)
plural pearl grasses · alternative pearlgrass
- uncountableusuallyBriza media, a variety of grass.
Synonyms: perennial quaking grass, quaking grass, totter grass
- uncountableusuallyMicranthemum micranthemoides (syn. Hemianthus micranthemoides)
Synonyms: pearl weed, baby tears, Nuttall's mudflower, Nuttall's micranthemum
Synonyms & antonyms
nounBriza media, a variety of grass.
Similar
perennial quaking grass, quaking grass, totter grass
nounOldenlandia corymbosa
Similar
snake tongue grass, Old World diamond-flower
nounMicranthemum micranthemoides (syn. Hemianthus micranthemoides)
Similar
pearl weed, baby tears, Nuttall's mudflower, Nuttall's micranthemum
Origin
Cite this entry
APA
pearl grass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pearl%20grass
MLA
“pearl grass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pearl%20grass. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pearl grass,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pearl%20grass.
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