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cottongrass

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /kɒt.n̩ ɡɹɑːs/

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noun

Meaning 1

Various species of plants of genus Eriophorum in the sedge family

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: eriophorum

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From cotton + grass.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: herba cotonera — Eriophorum
  • Chukchi: ӄъочап (qʺočap) — Eriophorum
  • German: Wollgras — Eriophorum
  • Irish: canach — Eriophorum
  • Japanese: ワタスゲ属 (watasuge zoku) — Eriophorum
  • Polish: wełnianka — Eriophorum
  • Russian: пуши́ца (pušíca) — Eriophorum
  • Turkish: pamuk otu — Eriophorum
  • Turkish: bataklık keteni — Eriophorum
  • Turkish: fıkara saçı — Eriophorum
  • Welsh: eira’r gors — Eriophorum
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