"canary grass" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: canary grasses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} canary grass (countable and uncountable, plural canary grasses)
  1. Grass of species Phalaris canariensis, whose seeds are used as birdseed, believed to be native to Morocco and the Canary Islands, now widespread in most semitropical to cool-temperate environments. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: reed canary grass (taxonomic: Phalaris arundinacea), reed canary grass borer moth (taxonomic: Xylomoia chagnoni) Translations (Phalaris canariensis): φαλαρίς (phalarís) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), escaiola [feminine] (Catalan), 金絲雀虉草 /金丝雀𬟁草 (jīnsīquè yìcǎo) (Chinese), kanarianhelpi (Finnish), alpiste [masculine] (French), canârie [feminine] (Norman), kanar [masculine] (Polish), mielec m mozga [feminine] (Polish), ostrzyca [feminine] (Polish), alpiste [masculine] (Portuguese), alpista [Portugal, feminine] (Portuguese), iarba-cănărașului [feminine] (Romanian), канаре́ечник (kanaréječnik) [masculine] (Russian), alpiste [masculine] (Spanish), kuşyemi (Turkish)
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  2. Any grass of genus Phalaris. Tags: countable, uncountable
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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