MANNA GRASS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does manna grass mean? 

• MANNA GRASS (noun)
  The noun MANNA GRASS has 1 sense:

1. any of several moisture-loving grasses of the genus Glyceria having sweet flavor or odor

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• MANNA GRASS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of several moisture-loving grasses of the genus Glyceria having sweet flavor or odor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

manna grass; sweet grass

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

meadow grass; meadowgrass (any of various grasses that thrive in the presence of abundant moisture)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "manna grass"):

Glyceria grandis; reed meadow grass (a pasture grass of moist places throughout North America)

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

genus Glyceria; Glyceria (manna grass)