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ARROW GRASS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does arrow grass mean? 

ARROW GRASS (noun)
  The noun ARROW GRASS has 1 sense:

1. tufted perennial found in shallow water or marshland; sometimes poisons livestockplay

  Familiarity information: ARROW GRASS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ARROW GRASS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Tufted perennial found in shallow water or marshland; sometimes poisons livestock

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

arrow grass; Triglochin maritima

Hypernyms ("arrow grass" is a kind of...):

bog plant; marsh plant; swamp plant (a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath)

Holonyms ("arrow grass" is a member of...):

genus Triglochin; Triglochin (perennial or annual bog or marsh plants; includes arrow grass)


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