flote grass

British

/ fləʊt /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of flote grass

C16: flote obsolete spelling of _float

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