"watergrass" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: watergrasses [plural]
Etymology: From water + grass. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|water|grass}} water + grass Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} watergrass (countable and uncountable, plural watergrasses)
  1. Any of various grasses in the genus Echinochloa that are capable of growing in water. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Paniceae tribe grasses, Sedges
    Sense id: en-watergrass-en-noun-xhnsuxOe Disambiguation of Paniceae tribe grasses: 88 12 Disambiguation of Sedges: 64 36 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 32
  2. Bulbostylis barbata, an Australian sedge that grows near water. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-watergrass-en-noun-zF~ivmqQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: water grass

Inflected forms

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