deer grass
noun
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Origin of deer grass
An Americanism dating back to 1775–85
Words nearby deer grass
deer fern, Deerfield, Deerfield Beach, deer fly, deer fly fever, deer grass, deerhound, deer lick, deer mouse, Deer Park, deerskin
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Example sentences from the Web for deer grass
By its side grew clumps of deer-grass, with its purple-pink petals and masses of orange-colored stamens.
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British Dictionary definitions for deer grass
deergrass
/ (ˈdɪəˌɡrɑːs) /
noun
a perennial cyperaceous plant, Trichophorum caespitosum, that grows in dense tufts in peat bogs of temperate regions
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