"goosegrass" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: goosegrasses [plural]
Etymology: From goose + grass. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|goose|grass}} goose + grass Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} goosegrass (countable and uncountable, plural goosegrasses)
  1. Any of various grasses, sometimes used as food for geese, principally in genus Eleusine. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Cynodonteae tribe grasses
    Sense id: en-goosegrass-en-noun-RC1ZAvNU Disambiguation of Cynodonteae tribe grasses: 65 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 37
  2. Any of several grasses, sedges, and annual herbs. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-goosegrass-en-noun-UjJoxn0c
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: goose grass, goose-grass Derived forms: Indian goosegrass (taxonomic: Eleusine indica)

Inflected forms

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