sword grass

noun

any of various grasses or plants having swordlike or sharp leaves, as the sword lily.

Origin of sword grass

First recorded in 1590–1600

Words Nearby sword grass

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How to use sword grass in a sentence

At their side walked a body-guard of eight hoppers, armed with pistils, and having side-arms of sword-grass.
Japanese Fairy World | William Elliot Griffis
The inner part of the isle is covered with a sort of sword-grass, very green, and of a great length.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. 15 (of 18) | Robert Kerr
At the end of each foot-stalk is a leaf about the size of a great cabbage-leaf, snipt half round like a sword-grass.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. VIII. | Robert Kerr
On the oat-grass and the sword-grass, and the bulrush in the pool.
Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, March 1844 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for sword grass

sword grass

noun

any of various grasses and other plants having sword-shaped sharp leaves

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