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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | Any of over 9000 species of grass. Grass is a perennial plant with long, cylindrical leaves that have been used for making paper, ropes, baskets, and fabric. For examples see: [ | + | Any of over 9000 species of grass. Grass is a perennial plant with long, cylindrical leaves that have been used for making paper, ropes, baskets, and fabric. For examples see: [[arundo donax]], [[bear grass]], [[cuscus grass]], [[eelgrass]], [[elephant grass]], [[elk grass]], [[esparto grass]], [[grass cloth]], [[horsetail]], [[papyrus]], [[ramie]], [[reed]], [[sedge]], [[silk grass]], and [[sorghum]]. |
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 10:06, 16 January 2014
Description
Any of over 9000 species of grass. Grass is a perennial plant with long, cylindrical leaves that have been used for making paper, ropes, baskets, and fabric. For examples see: Arundo donax, Bear grass, Cuscus grass, Eelgrass, Elephant grass, Elk grass, Esparto grass, Grass cloth, Horsetail, Papyrus, Ramie, Reed, Sedge, Silk grass, and Sorghum.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Gras (Deut.); gazon (Fr.); gräs (Sven.)
Additional Images
Several types of grasses
Grass
Authority
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grass (Accessed Nov. 2, 2005)
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998