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- [speer gras, grahs]
- /spɪər græs, grɑs/
- /spɪər ɡrɑːs/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [speer gras, grahs]
- /spɪər græs, grɑs/
Definitions of spear grass words
- noun spear grass any of various grasses, as a meadow grass or a bent grass, having lance-shaped leaves or floral spikes. 1
- noun spear grass any of various native Australian grasses, esp of the genera Stipa or Heteropogon, with sharp-pointed seeds 0
- noun spear grass any of various grasses with sharp stiff blades or seeds 0
- noun spear grass any of several perennial grasses (genus Stipa) having hard, sharp-pointed, bearded fruits 0
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Origin of spear grass
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1540-50
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Parts of speech for Spear grass
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spear grass popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
spear grass usage trend in Literature
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