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marsh grass

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any coarse grass growing in marshes of genus Spartina.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Synonyms: cord grass, swamp grass, meadow grass, swamp hay, thatch grass

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any wetland grass of genus Hymenachne.

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Usage: uncountable, usually

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noun

Meaning 3

Barnyard millet, jungle ricegrass (Echinochloa colonum)

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Usage: uncountable, usually

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Synonyms: jungle rice, shama millet, Deccan grass, small barnyard grass, awnless barnyard grass

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 4

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see marsh, grass.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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