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cut-grass

[kuht-gras, -grahs]
–noun
any of several grasses having blades with rough edges, esp. grasses of the genus Leersia.

Origin:
1830–40
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cut·grass also cut grass   (kŭt'grās')   
n.  
  1. Any of several grasses of the genus Leersia, found mostly along marshes, ponds, and streams and having leaves with very rough margins.

  2. Any of several other grasses with rough margins.

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