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wheatgrass

[ hweet-gras, -grahs, weet- ]
/ ˈʰwitˌgræs, -ˌgrɑs, ˈwit- /

noun

any of several wheatlike grasses of the genus Agropyron, grown for forage in the western U.S.

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Origin of wheatgrass

First recorded in 1810–20; wheat + grass

Words nearby wheatgrass

wheat cake, wheatear, wheaten, wheaten terrier, wheat germ, wheatgrass, Wheatley, wheatmeal, Wheaton, wheat pool, Wheat Ridge
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British Dictionary definitions for wheatgrass

wheatgrass
/ (ˈwiːtɡrɑːs) /

noun

another name for couch grass
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