sweet grass

noun

1. any of several fragrant plants, as manna grass or the sweet flag.

sweet grass

noun

1. an aromatic grass ( Hierochloe odorata ), traditionally used in Native American rituals
2. See flote grass

Word History and Origins

Origin of sweet grass¹

First recorded in 1570–80

Example Sentences

The last time I hugged her, she put sweet grass in my hand and told me to be good.

From Time

He was like a granite rock, which the sweet grass has overgrown, and from whose crevices peep lovely wild flowers.

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Sheep prefer hills of moderate elevation, where they find a short sweet grass, of which they are very fond.

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Pretty well, but nothing like the way Florences and Francess little sweet-grass baskets went.

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She stepped ashore, and stood ankle-deep in the sweet grass, and looked about her for a while, and saw no shape of man astir.

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He was tossing small handfuls of dried sweet-grass upon the embers, and droning some sort of medicine-song.

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