"button grass" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From button + grass. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|button|grass}} button + grass Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} button grass (uncountable)
  1. (chiefly Australia) Any of several grasses with round or globular flower heads; especially Gymnoschoenus sphaerocephalus, a tussock-forming sedge especially of western Tasmania, forming distinct plains; and Dactyloctenium radulans, an annual grass of mainland Australia. Wikipedia link: Gymnoschoenus sphaerocephalus Tags: Australia, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Sedges Synonyms: buttongrass, button-grass

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