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noun

a European grass, Sieglingia decumbens, growing in spongy, wet, cold soils.

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Also called heather grass .

Words nearby heath grass

heathenize, heather, heathery, heath family, heathfowl, heath grass, heath hen, Heath Robinson, heath wren, heathy, heat index

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How to use heath grass in a sentence

The one caveat: Asprey advises only buying butter made from grass-fed or pastured cows.
Bulletproof Coffee and the Case for Butter as a Health Food|DailyBurn|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A tugboat improbably sits high on the bank, obscured by tall grass, a broken oil rig hangs over the water nearby.
The Congo's Forgotten Colonial Getaway|Nina Strochlic|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
CPI reporters David Heath and Ben Wieder contributed to this report.
Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired.|David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Thus far, the most talked-about Green Friday hotspot is Denver dispensary the Grass Station.
Colorado Weed Dispensaries Celebrate ‘Green Friday’|Abby Haglage|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I really turned on in particular to James Joyce, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Günter Grass.
James Patterson Goes Full ‘Fahrenheit 451’ With Burning Book Video|William O’Connor|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The grass had a delightful fragrance, like new-mown hay, and was neatly wound around the tunnel, like the inside of a bird's-nest.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
She threw out her arms as if swimming when she walked, beating the tall grass as one strikes out in the water.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
The weed growing over every water, and at the bank of the river, shall be pulled up before all grass.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
A delightful instance of this fell under my own observation, as I was walking on Hampstead Heath.
Children's Ways|James Sully
Everywhere cattle were being sold for a trifle, as there was no grass upon which they could feed.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux

British Dictionary definitions for heath grass

heath grass

heather grass

noun

a perennial European grass, Danthonia decumbens, with flat hairless leaves

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