quaking grass

noun

Any of the genus Briza of annual and perennial grasses, whose flowers and seedheads shake on their stalks in the slightest breeze.

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Meanings

nounquaking grass (countable and uncountable, plural quaking grasses)

plural quaking grasses

  1. countableuncountableAny of the genus Briza of annual and perennial grasses, whose flowers and seedheads shake on their stalks in the slightest breeze.

Translations

Catalan belluguet, bellugadís
  • belluguetplant of the genus Briza
  • bellugadísplant of the genus Briza
Dutch trilgras
  • trilgrasplant of the genus Briza
Finnish räpelö
  • räpelöplant of the genus Briza
German Zittergras
  • Zittergrasplant of the genus Briza
Korean 방울새풀
  • 방울새풀 (bang'ulsaepul)plant of the genus Briza
Polish drżączka
  • drżączkaplant of the genus Briza
Russian трясу́нка
  • трясу́нка (trjasúnka)plant of the genus Briza
Cite this entry
APA

quaking grass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quaking%20grass

MLA

“quaking grass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quaking%20grass. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quaking grass,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quaking%20grass.

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