finger grass
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noun
any of various grasses of the genus Chloris, having several narrow spikes in a terminal cluster.
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Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?
Also called windmill grass.
Origin of finger grass
An Americanism dating back to 1815–25
Words nearby finger grass
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