switchgrass

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noun

A tall North American perennial grass, of species Panicum virgatum, used as forage and to make hay.

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Meanings

nounswitchgrass (countable and uncountable, plural switchgrasses)

plural switchgrasses

  1. countableuncountableA tall North American perennial grass, of species Panicum virgatum, used as forage and to make hay.

    He peers from the road to the woods, tangled with switchgrass and swamp myrtle.

    2011, Jesmyn Ward, Salvage the Bones, Bloomsbury (2017), page 35

Origin

From switch + grass.

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Translations

Bulgarian стрелковидна трева
  • стрелковидна трева (strelkovidna treva)Panicum virgatum
Chinese Mandarin 柳枝稷
  • 柳枝稷 (liǔzhījì)Panicum virgatum
Finnish lännenhirssi, luutahirssi
  • lännenhirssiPanicum virgatum
  • luutahirssiPanicum virgatum
French panic érigé
  • panic érigéPanicum virgatum
German Rutenhirse
  • RutenhirsePanicum virgatum
Korean 큰개기장
  • 큰개기장 (keun'gaegijang)Panicum virgatum
Cite this entry
APA

switchgrass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/switchgrass

MLA

“switchgrass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/switchgrass. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “switchgrass,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/switchgrass.

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