deer grass


Origin of deer grass

1
An Americanism dating back to 1775–85

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British Dictionary definitions for deergrass

deergrass

/ (ˈdɪəˌɡrɑːs) /


noun
  1. a perennial cyperaceous plant, Trichophorum caespitosum, that grows in dense tufts in peat bogs of temperate regions

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