"cottongrass" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /kɒt.n̩ ɡɹɑːs/ Forms: cottongrasses [plural]
Etymology: From cotton + grass. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cotton|grass}} cotton + grass Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} cottongrass (usually uncountable, plural cottongrasses)
  1. Various species of plants of genus Eriophorum in the sedge family Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (lifeform): Sedges Synonyms: cottonsedge, cotton-grass, cotton grass Translations (Eriophorum): herba cotonera [feminine] (Catalan), ӄъочап (qʺočap) (Chukchi), Wollgras [neuter] (German), canach [masculine] (Irish), пуши́ца (pušíca) [feminine] (Russian), eira’r gors [masculine] (Welsh)

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