Grass-covered

  • 51Grass sponge — Sponge Sponge (sp[u^]nj), n. [OF. esponge, F. [ e]ponge, L. spongia, Gr. spoggia , spo ggos. Cf. {Fungus}, {Spunk}.] [Formerly written also {spunge}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of Spongi[ae], or Porifera. See Illust. and Note… …

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  • 52grass — græs /grɑːs n. green plant with flat leaves and jointed stems (used as a ground cover in lawns, fields, etc.); area covered with such plants; pasture; marijuana (Slang); police informer (British Slang) v. cover with grass; feed grass to… …

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  • 53grass skiing — turfskiing. [1965 70] * * * grass skiing, the sport of racing down grassy or straw covered slopes on specially designed skates: »A new form of skiing called grass skiing uses what looks like a cross between a roller skate and a tractor belt… …

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  • 54grass crab — noun : a shallow water spider crab (Macrocoeloma trispinosum) brownish in color, covered with short velvety hairs, and common alongshore from No. Carolina to Brazil called also sponge crab …

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  • 55grass·land — /ˈgræsˌlænd, Brit ˈgrɑːsˌlænd/ noun, pl lands [count, noncount] : land covered with grasses and other soft plants but not with bushes and trees …

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  • 56Pampas grass — Pampas Pam pas, n. pl. [Sp., fr. Peruv. pampa a field, plain.] Vast grass covered plains in the central and southern part of the Argentine Republic in South America. The term is sometimes used in a wider sense for the plains east of the Andes… …

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  • 57Black grass — Grass Grass, n. [OE. gras, gres, gers, AS, gr[ae]s, g[ae]rs; akin to OFries. gres, gers, OS., D., G., Icel., & Goth. gras, Dan. gr[ae]s, Sw. gr[aum]s, and prob. to E. green, grow. Cf. {Graze}.] 1. Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute… …

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  • 58ginger grass oil — Grass Grass, n. [OE. gras, gres, gers, AS, gr[ae]s, g[ae]rs; akin to OFries. gres, gers, OS., D., G., Icel., & Goth. gras, Dan. gr[ae]s, Sw. gr[aum]s, and prob. to E. green, grow. Cf. {Graze}.] 1. Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute… …

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  • 59lemon grass oil — Grass Grass, n. [OE. gras, gres, gers, AS, gr[ae]s, g[ae]rs; akin to OFries. gres, gers, OS., D., G., Icel., & Goth. gras, Dan. gr[ae]s, Sw. gr[aum]s, and prob. to E. green, grow. Cf. {Graze}.] 1. Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute… …

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  • 60Quick grass — Grass Grass, n. [OE. gras, gres, gers, AS, gr[ae]s, g[ae]rs; akin to OFries. gres, gers, OS., D., G., Icel., & Goth. gras, Dan. gr[ae]s, Sw. gr[aum]s, and prob. to E. green, grow. Cf. {Graze}.] 1. Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute… …

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