speargrass

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noun

Species of Aristida (three-awn wiregrass)

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Meanings

nounspeargrass (countable and uncountable, plural speargrasses)

plural speargrasses · alternative spear grass

  1. Any of several not closely related grasses in some way reminiscent of a spear.
    1. countableuncountableSpecies of Aristida (three-awn wiregrass)
    2. countableuncountableHeteropogon contortus (tanglehead)
    3. countableuncountableImperata cylindrica (cogon grass)
    4. countableuncountableSpecies of Poa (bluegrass etc)
    5. countableuncountableSpecies of Stipa (feathergrass), typically Stipa calamagrostis
  2. countableuncountableSpecies of Aciphylla (Spaniard grass)

Synonyms & antonyms

Narrower
black speargrass
Also see
cogon

Origin

From spear + grass.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 刺刀草
  • 刺刀草 (cìdāocǎo)(Aciphylla) grass with sharp points
Māori kurikuri, karamea
  • kurikuri(Aciphylla) grass with sharp points
  • karamea(Aciphylla) grass with sharp points
  • taramea(Aciphylla) grass with sharp points
  • papaī(Aciphylla) grass with sharp points
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“speargrass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speargrass. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “speargrass,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speargrass.

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