medusahead

medusahead
me·du·sa·head (mĭ-do͞oʹsə-hĕd', -zə, -dyo͞oʹ-) n.
A grass (Taeniatherum caput-medusae) with long bristly awns that is native to Europe and has become naturalized in western North America.

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