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speargrass

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From spear + grass.

noun speargrasses · spear grass

  1. countable, uncountable Species of Aristida (three-awn wiregrass)
  2. countable, uncountable Heteropogon contortus (tanglehead)
  3. countable, uncountable Imperata cylindrica (cogon grass)
  4. countable, uncountable Species of Poa (bluegrass etc)
  5. countable, uncountable Species of Stipa (feathergrass), typically Stipa calamagrostis
  6. countable, uncountable Species of Aciphylla (Spaniard grass)

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noun (Aciphylla) grass with sharp points

中文刺刀草 cìdāocǎo

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"speargrass." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/speargrass. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"speargrass." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/speargrass.

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@misc{speargrass_2026,
  title = {speargrass},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/speargrass},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}