"snowgrass" meaning in All languages combined

See snowgrass on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: snowgrasses [plural]
Etymology: From snow + grass. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|snow|grass}} snow + grass Head templates: {{en-noun}} snowgrass (plural snowgrasses)
  1. tough clumps of mountain grass that are covered in snow part of the year Translations (tough clumps of mountain grass): haumata (Maori), hunangāmoho (Maori)
    Sense id: en-snowgrass-en-noun-f8y2st1N Disambiguation of 'tough clumps of mountain grass': 95 5
  2. (Australia) Any of various grasses of high-country areas of southeastern Australia (including Tasmania), especially perennials of the genus Poa. Tags: Australia Categories (lifeform): Grasses
    Sense id: en-snowgrass-en-noun-u8niBRYa Disambiguation of Grasses: 16 84 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: snow grass

Inflected forms

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