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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hairgrass

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hair-grass
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various grasses thought to resemble hair, including those of genera Aira, Deschampsia, Koeleria, and others.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of certain species of sedge in the genus Eleocharis.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From hair + grass.

Usage

Inflected Forms

hairgrasses (plural)

Phrases

Antarctic hairgrass slender hairgrass tufted hairgrass

Questions

What does hairgrass mean?
Any of various grasses thought to resemble hair, including those of genera Aira, Deschampsia, Koeleria, and others.
Where does hairgrass come from?
From hair + grass.

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