wiry+grass

  • 31neverfail grass — /ˈnɛvəfeɪl gras / (say nevuhfayl grahs) noun 1. any of various species of grasses which remain green even during prolonged drought periods. 2. a drought tolerant native perennial, Eragrostis setifolia, with slender, wiry stems and leaves which… …

  • 32wir´i|ness — wir|y «WYR ee», adjective, wir|i|er, wir|i|est. 1. like wire: »wiry hair, a wiry coat of fur, wiry grass. 2. lean, strong, and tough: »a man with a wiry build …

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  • 33wir´i|ly — wir|y «WYR ee», adjective, wir|i|er, wir|i|est. 1. like wire: »wiry hair, a wiry coat of fur, wiry grass. 2. lean, strong, and tough: »a man with a wiry build …

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  • 34wir|y — «WYR ee», adjective, wir|i|er, wir|i|est. 1. like wire: »wiry hair, a wiry coat of fur, wiry grass. 2. lean, strong, and tough: »a man with a wiry build …

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  • 35bent — I. n. 1. Disposition, inclination, tendency, turn, penchant, learning, bias, propensity, proclivity, predisposition, predilection, partiality, liking, fondness, proneness, appetency. 2. Bent grass, wiry grass, agrostis. 3. Dried reed, stalk. 4.… …

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  • 36Bentame — Recorded as Bentham, Bentam, Bentame and occasionally Bantham, this is an English locational surname. It originates from the villages known as High and Low Bentham near to the small town of Settle in North Yorkshire. The place name is first… …

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  • 37esparto — n. strong and wiry grass which produces a fiber used in making paper and as cordage …

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  • 38espartos — n. strong and wiry grass which produces a fiber used in making paper and as cordage …

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  • 39um suff — u̇mˈsüf noun ( s) Etymology: Arabic umm ṣūf sudd, literally, mother (i.e., source) of wool, from ṣūf al baḥr, a maritime plant, literally, wool of the sea : a wiry grass (Vossia procera) that is found in the Nile and often makes up a… …

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  • 40Panicum flexile — ID 59172 Symbol Key PAFL2 Common Name wiry panicgrass Family Poaceae Category Monocot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC …

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