hair grass

American  

noun

1. any of various grasses having slender stems and leaves, especially one of the genus Deschampsia, as D. flexuosa or D. caespitosa.

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hair grass British  

noun

1. any grass of the genera Aira, Deschampsia, etc, having very narrow stems and leaves

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Etymology

Origin of hair grass

First recorded in 1750–60

Example Sentences

They shuffle over the wet sand and coir netting with George Blomberg, one of the Port’s senior environmental managers, planting native salt grass and tufted hair grass to help restore an eroded habitat.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2021

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 • Jul. 22, 2019

Tickle grass and tufted hair grass, among others, tint the vistas with subtle hues.

From Washington Post • Aug. 15, 2016

Apparently he's afraid it'll muss up his hair grass.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2012

Then, from between two great tussocks of hair grass came Fiver, his eyes blazing with a frantic urgency.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams