finger grass
noun
any of various grasses of the genus Chloris, having several narrow spikes in a terminal cluster.
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anchorite
Also called windmill grass.
Origin of finger grass
An Americanism dating back to 1815–25
Words nearby finger grass
finger, finger bowl, finger buffet, finger food, finger gate, finger grass, finger hole, finger in the pie, have a, finger lakes, finger man, finger mark
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