saw grass
noun
any of various sedges of the genus Cladium, of tropical and temperate regions, having spiny, serrated leaves.
- Also saw·grass [saw-gras, ‐grahs]. /ˈsɔˌgræs, ‐ˌgrɑs/.
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How to use saw grass in a sentence
Many of these are filled with tall sawgrass which, growing from the bottom, greatly impedes the passage even of small boats.
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