Meanings
noun
- Any of various grasses with light and dark stripes running the length of the leaves, especially Phalaris arundinacea; common in horticulture as an ornamental plant.
Mitchell, Flinders and ribbon grasses, with occasional patches of spindle grass amongst which stood up the sweetly edible grey mimosa bush.
1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 45
Synonyms & antonyms
nounperennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad leaves; Europe and North America
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ribbon grass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ribbon%20grass
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