noun
any of several moisture-loving grasses of the genus Glyceria having sweet flavor or odor
• Syn: ↑manna grass
• Hypernyms: ↑meadowgrass, ↑meadow grass
• Hyponyms: ↑reed meadow grass, ↑Glyceria grandis
• Member Holonyms: ↑Glyceria, ↑genus Glyceria
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noun1. : any of various grasses of sweet flavor or odor: as
a. : manna grass
b.
(1) : a slender fragrant perennial widely distributed holy grass (Hierochloe odorata) that is sometimes used in basketry — called also Seneca grass, vanilla grass
(2) : any of various other holy grasses
c. southern Africa : any of various grasses (as members of the genera Panicum and Themeda) that are relished by stock
2. dialect England
a. : woodruff
b. : eelgrass 1
3. : sweet flag
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any of several fragrant plants, as manna grass or the sweet flag.
[1570-80]
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sweet grass,
any grass that has a sweet taste and is used for fodder: »
It is found throughout the Ethiopian region wherever there is water, sweet grass and shelter from the midday heat (New Scientist).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.