Meanings
plural windgrasses
- Any member of the genus Lachnagrostis of common slender, upright, tufted, light to yellow green, annual or short-lived perennial grasses up to 700 mm tall, often found as an urban weed, especially in waste land around puddles and in muddy ground, or around lakes, and fringing ponds, streams and on wetland margins and coastal areas.
Synonyms: blown-grass
- Any member of the genus Apera of silky bent grasses.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny member of the genus Lachnagrostis of common slender, upright, tufted, light to yellow green, annual or short-lived perennial grasses up to 700 mm tall, often found as an urban weed, especially in waste land around puddles and in muddy ground, or around lakes, and fringing ponds, streams and on wetland margins and coastal areas.
Translations
Māori repehia, perehia
- repehiaLachnagrostis
- perehiaLachnagrostis
- turikōkāLachnagrostis
- toherāoaLachnagrostis
Welsh sidanwellt
- sidanwelltApera
Cite this entry
windgrass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/windgrass
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