"flyaway grass" meaning in English

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Noun

Rhymes: -æs Etymology: So called from its light panicle, which is blown across great distances by the wind. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} flyaway grass (uncountable)
  1. The hair grass Agrostis scabra. Tags: uncountable Categories (lifeform): Poeae tribe grasses

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