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(Encyclopedia)CE5 Edible grasses grass, any plant of the family Poaceae (formerly Gramineae), an important and widely distributed group of vascular plants, having an extraordinary range of adaptation. Numbering...cotton grass
(Encyclopedia)cotton grass, common name for sedges of the genus Eriophorum. ...couch grass
(Encyclopedia)couch grass, name for several grasses, among them quack grass. ...China grass
(Encyclopedia)China grass: see nettle.herd's-grass
(Encyclopedia)herd's-grass: see timothy; bent grass. ...Grass, Günter
(Encyclopedia)Grass, Günter günˈtər gräs [key], 1927–2015, German novelist, lyricist, artist, and playwright, b. Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland). Writing from his experience in the Hitler Youth, the German army...grass pink
(Encyclopedia)grass pink: see orchid.Johnson grass
(Encyclopedia)Johnson grass: see sorghum.pampas grass
(Encyclopedia)pampas grass, any species of the genus Cortaderia, tall South American plants of the family Poaceae (grass family) cultivated in warm climates for ornament. The common pampas grass (C. argentea or sel...orchard grass
(Encyclopedia)orchard grass or cocksfoot, widely distributed perennial grass (Dactylis glomerata) native to Eurasia and N Africa and extensively naturalized in the United States. It is cultivated as a hay grass mor...Browse by Subject
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