wire grass

or wiregrass


noun
  1. any of various grasses or rushes having wiry roots, culms, or leaves.

Origin of wire grass

1
An Americanism dating back to 1745–55

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How to use wire grass in a sentence

  • Here and there through the long wire-grass come perfect gushes of blue and white violets.

    Palmetto-Leaves | Harriet Beecher Stowe
  • You know how rapidly wire grass and Bermuda grass will overrun the garden or farm.

    The First Book of Farming | Charles L. Goodrich
  • A moment later the bow of the launch pushed its way through the wire grass and touched the bank.

    The Fire People | Ray Cummings
  • He stepped the distance carefully—Croyden following with the horses—and sunk his heel into the sand beside a clump of wire grass.

    In Her Own Right | John Reed Scott
  • The next moment they dismounted, left their wheels on the path, and came slowly across the desert of wire-grass toward us.

    A Village of Vagabonds | F. Berkeley Smith

British Dictionary definitions for wire grass

wire grass

noun
  1. any of various grasses, such as Bermuda grass, that have tough wiry roots or rhizomes

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