slough grass

A form of sloughgrass — The grass Beckmannia syzigachne

Similar
prairie cordgrassfreshwater cordgrassSpartina pectinata

Meanings

nounslough grass (plural slough grasses)

plural slough grasses

  1. alternativeAlternative form of sloughgrass.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounNorth American cordgrass having leaves with dry membranous margins and glumes with long awns

Similar
prairie cordgrassfreshwater cordgrassSpartina pectinata

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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