"beardgrass" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: beardgrasses [plural]
Etymology: beard + grass Etymology templates: {{compound|en|beard|grass}} beard + grass Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} beardgrass (usually uncountable, plural beardgrasses)
  1. Any of a number of grasses with beard-like inflorescences or other structures, especially those currently or formerly classified in the genus Andropogon Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (lifeform): Andropogoneae tribe grasses, Grasses Derived forms: cane beardgrass, golden beardgrass

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