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switchgrass

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A tall North American perennial grass, of species Panicum virgatum, used as forage and to make hay.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

From switch + grass.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: стрелковидна трева (strelkovidna treva) — Panicum virgatum
  • Chinese Mandarin: 柳枝稷 (liǔzhījì) — Panicum virgatum
  • Finnish: lännenhirssi — Panicum virgatum
  • Finnish: luutahirssi — Panicum virgatum
  • French: panic érigé — Panicum virgatum
  • German: Rutenhirse — Panicum virgatum
  • Korean: 큰개기장 (keun'gaegijang) — Panicum virgatum