reed grass

noun

a tall perennial grass, Glyceria maxima, of rivers and ponds of Europe, Asia, and Canada

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You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?

To cook in water that begins cold and then reaches a boil.

To stew in a sauce for a long time.

To cook in water, just below boiling temperature.

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Words nearby reed grass

reechy, reed, reedbird, reedbuck, reed bunting, reed grass, reeding, reed instrument, Reedley, reedling, reed mace

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Example sentences from the Web for reed grass

The rush or papyrus of the river-side cannot grow without mire; the reed-grass needs moisture.
Expositor's Bible: The Book of Job|Robert Watson
As a rule, thick forest covers the islands; only rarely we find areas covered with reed-grass.
Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific|Felix Speiser
And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, well favoured and fatfleshed; and they fed in the reed-grass.
Select Masterpieces of Biblical Literature|Various
The slave threw to him a large stalk of reed-grass, which seems to have hit the chief on the knee, causing a wound.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803, Volume V., 1582-1583|Various

And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, well favored and fatfleshed; and they fed in the reed-grass.
The Bible Story|Rev. Newton Marshall Hall

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