spikegrass

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noun

Either of two tall perennial American grasses (Uniola paniculata and Uniola latifolia) with broad leaves and large flattened spikelets.

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Meanings

nounspikegrass (countable and uncountable, plural spikegrasses)

plural spikegrasses · alternative spike-grass

  1. countableuncountableEither of two tall perennial American grasses (Uniola paniculata and Uniola latifolia) with broad leaves and large flattened spikelets.

Origin

From spike + grass.

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APA

spikegrass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spikegrass

MLA

“spikegrass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spikegrass. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spikegrass,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spikegrass.

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