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pearl grass

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Briza media, a variety of grass.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: perennial quaking grass, quaking grass, totter grass

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

Oldenlandia corymbosa

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: snake tongue grass, Old World diamond-flower

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 3

Micranthemum micranthemoides (syn. Hemianthus micranthemoides)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pearl weed, baby tears, Nuttall's mudflower, Nuttall's micranthemum

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From pearl + grass.