spear grass

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noun

any of various grasses, as a meadow grass or a bent grass, having lance-shaped leaves or floral spikes.

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Origin of spear grass

First recorded in 1540–50

Words nearby spear grass

spean, spear, spear carrier, spearfish, spearfisherman, spear grass, spear gun, spearhead, spear-head spoon, spearing, spearman

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How to use spear grass in a sentence

The one caveat: Asprey advises only buying butter made from grass-fed or pastured cows.
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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
Thus far, the most talked-about Green Friday hotspot is Denver dispensary the Grass Station.
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I really turned on in particular to James Joyce, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Günter Grass.
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As they passed the runway, bullets shot up from the tall grass, puncturing a fuel tank.
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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
This was no strange sight to the boy by that time, but it was awkward in the circumstances, for he had neither gun nor spear.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
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 spear grass

spear grass

noun NZ

another name for wild Spaniard

any of various native Australian grasses, esp of the genera Stipa or Heteropogon, with sharp-pointed seeds

any of various grasses with sharp stiff blades or seeds

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