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SWEET GRASS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any of several moisture-loving grasses of the genus Glyceria having sweet flavor or odor

Synonyms:

manna grass; sweet grass

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Nouns denoting plants

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

meadow grass; meadowgrass (any of various grasses that thrive in the presence of abundant moisture)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sweet grass"):

Glyceria grandis; reed meadow grass (a pasture grass of moist places throughout North America)

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

genus Glyceria; Glyceria (manna grass)

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