hair grass

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hair gras, grahs]
- /hɛər græs, grɑs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hair gras, grahs]
- /hɛər græs, grɑs/

Definitions of hair grass words

noun hair grass any of various grasses having slender stems and leaves, especially one of the genus Deschampsia, as D. flexuosa or D. caespitosa. 1
noun hair grass tall, tufted grass 1
noun hair grass any grass of the genera Aira, Deschampsia, etc, having very narrow stems and leaves 0
noun hair grass A grass with very slender leaves or branches, as. 0

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Origin of hair grass

First appearance:

before 1750

One of the 47% newest English words

First recorded in 1750-60

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Parts of speech for Hair grass

noun

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adverb

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hair grass popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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