deer grass

American  

noun

1. meadow beauty.

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Etymology

Origin of deer grass

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85

Example Sentences

Community members would burn around deer grass to allow for new growth and help other native plants thrive.

From Los Angeles Times

Other materials needed for weaving baskets, such as juncus and deer grass, grow along streams.

From Los Angeles Times

But a growing number of homeowners are rejecting spiky deer grass and scratchy sagebrush and paying more than $100 per square metre to luxuriate in plastic’s convincing lushness.

From The Guardian

But a growing number of homeowners are rejecting spiky deer grass and scratchy sagebrush and paying up to $10 per square foot to luxuriate in plastic’s convincing lushness.

From Washington Post