flote grass

/ fləʊt /

noun

1. an aquatic perennial grass, Glyceria fluitans , whose metre-long stems and pale green leaves are often seen floating in still or sluggish water. The related sweet grass ( G. plicata ) has broader, darker leaves and owes its name to the fact that cattle like to eat it

Word History and Origins

Origin of flote grass¹

C16: flote obsolete spelling of float