GOAT GRASS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

European grass naturalized as a weed in North America; sharp-pointed seeds cause injury when eaten by livestock

Synonyms:

Aegilops triuncalis; goat grass

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("goat grass" is a kind of...):

grass (narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay)

Holonyms ("goat grass" is a member of...):

Aegilops; genus Aegilops (goat grass)

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