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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: [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=arundo | + | 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: [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=arundo%20donax arundo donax], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=bear%20grass bear grass], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cuscus%20grass cuscus grass], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=eelgrass eelgrass], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=elephant%20grass elephant grass], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=elk%20grass elk grass], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=esparto%20grass esparto grass], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=grass%20cloth grass cloth], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=horsetail horsetail], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=papyrus papyrus], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=ramie ramie], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=reed reed], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sedge sedge], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=silkgrass silkgrass], and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sorghum sorghum]. |
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | Gras (Deut.); gazon (Fr.); | + | Gras (Deut.); gazon (Fr.); gräs (Sven.) |
== Additional Images == | == Additional Images == | ||
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* Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grass (Accessed Nov. 2, 2005) | * 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 | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
Revision as of 06:30, 24 July 2013
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, silkgrass, 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