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ARROW GRASS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tufted perennial found in shallow water or marshland; sometimes poisons livestock
Synonyms:
arrow grass; Triglochin maritima
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("arrow grass" is a kind of...):
bog plant; marsh plant; swamp plant (a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath)
Holonyms ("arrow grass" is a member of...):
genus Triglochin; Triglochin (perennial or annual bog or marsh plants; includes arrow grass)