"pearl grass" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: pearl grasses [plural], pearlgrass [alternative]
Etymology: From pearl + grass. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|pearl|grass}} pearl + grass Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} pearl grass (usually uncountable, plural pearl grasses)
  1. Briza media, a variety of grass. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: perennial quaking grass, quaking grass, totter grass
    Sense id: en-pearl_grass-en-noun-zzcSeudN Categories (other): Plantain family plants, Poeae tribe grasses Disambiguation of Plantain family plants: 34 36 30 Disambiguation of Poeae tribe grasses: 56 32 12
  2. Oldenlandia corymbosa Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: snake tongue grass, Old World diamond-flower
    Sense id: en-pearl_grass-en-noun-66Y0GfaA Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Plantain family plants Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 46 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 45 27 Disambiguation of Plantain family plants: 34 36 30
  3. Micranthemum micranthemoides (syn. Hemianthus micranthemoides) Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: pearl weed, baby tears, Nuttall's mudflower, Nuttall's micranthemum
    Sense id: en-pearl_grass-en-noun-aemErtWV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Madder family plants, Plantain family plants Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 31 45 Disambiguation of Madder family plants: 28 28 44 Disambiguation of Plantain family plants: 34 36 30

Inflected forms

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