"windgrass" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: windgrasses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} windgrass (plural windgrasses)
  1. Any of genus Lachnagrostis of common slender, upright, tufted, light to yellow green, annual or short-lived perennial grasses up to 700 mm tall, often found as an urban weed, especially in waste land around puddles and in muddy ground, or around lakes, and fringing ponds, streams and on wetland margins and coastal areas. Synonyms: blown-grass Translations (Lachnagrostis): repehia (Māori), perehia (Māori), turikōkā (Māori), toherāoa (Māori)
    Sense id: en-windgrass-en-noun-I47cbtC4 Disambiguation of 'Lachnagrostis': 100 0
  2. Any of genus Apera of silky bent grasses. Translations (Apera): sidanwellt [masculine, plural] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-windgrass-en-noun-nIm-h1qx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Māori translations, Terms with Welsh translations, Poeae tribe grasses Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Māori translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Poeae tribe grasses: 36 64 Disambiguation of 'Apera': 0 100

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