switch grass

noun

Panicum virgatum, a dominant species of the central North American tallgrass prairie.

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tall panic grassWobsqua grassblackbenttall prairiegrasswild redtopthatchgrassVirginia switchgrassPanicum virgatum

Meanings

nounswitch grass (countable and uncountable, plural switch grasses)

plural switch grasses

  1. countableuncountablePanicum virgatum, a dominant species of the central North American tallgrass prairie.

    Synonyms: tall panic grass, Wobsqua grass, blackbent, tall prairiegrass, wild redtop, thatchgrass, Virginia switchgrass

Synonyms & antonyms

nounPanicum virgatum, a dominant species of the central North American tallgrass prairie.

Similar
tall panic grassWobsqua grassblackbenttall prairiegrasswild redtopthatchgrassVirginia switchgrass

More synonyms by meaning

noungrass of western America used for hay

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Panicum virgatum

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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