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/kut"gras', -grahs'/, n.any of several grasses having blades with rough edges, esp. grasses of the genus Leersia.[1830-40]
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rice cut-grass — noun : a rough leaved marsh grass (Leersia oryzoides) of eastern No. America having grains that somewhat resemble those of rice … Useful english dictionary
