sweet grass

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sweet gras, grahs]
- /swit græs, grɑs/
- /swiːt ɡrɑːs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sweet gras, grahs]
- /swit græs, grɑs/

Definitions of sweet grass words

noun sweet grass any of several fragrant plants, as manna grass or the sweet flag. 1
noun sweet grass an aromatic grass (Hierochloe odorata), traditionally used in Native American rituals 0

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Origin of sweet grass

First appearance:

before 1570

One of the 33% oldest English words

First recorded in 1570-80

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Parts of speech for Sweet grass

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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sweet grass popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% 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.

sweet grass usage trend in Literature

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