finger grass
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of finger grass
An Americanism dating back to 1815–25
Example Sentences
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On a wagon ride from the Pittsfield train station, Melville scribbled the names of all the grasses he knew: redtop, ribbon grass, finger grass, orchard grass, hair grass.
From The New Yorker
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