cotton-grassn.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcotton-grass.

A general name for the species of Eriophorum, referring to its heads of long white silky hairs.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > reedy or aquatic grasses > [noun] > cotton-grass plant or flower

moss-crop?c1475

fen-down1495

cotton-grass1597

silk grass1727

moor-palm1788

bog-down1794

moss1798

cotton-rush1826

lucky minnie's oo1866

cotton-sedge1872

moor-silk1879

month1881

month grass1881

1597 J. Gerard Herball i. 27 Cotton grasse groweth vpon bogs.

1854 S. Thomson Wanderings among Wild Flowers (ed. 4) iii. 170 The hare-tail cotton grass..blossoms in March.

1884 R. Jefferies Red Deer ii. 28 Acres of cotton-grass, waving like little white flags in the wind.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	cotton-grass
释义	cotton-grassn. Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcotton-grass. A general name for the species of Eriophorum, referring to its heads of long white silky hairs. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > reedy or aquatic grasses > [noun] > cotton-grass plant or flower moss-crop?c1475 fen-down1495 cotton-grass1597 silk grass1727 moor-palm1788 bog-down1794 moss1798 cotton-rush1826 lucky minnie's oo1866 cotton-sedge1872 moor-silk1879 month1881 month grass1881 1597 J. Gerard Herball i. 27 Cotton grasse groweth vpon bogs. 1854 S. Thomson Wanderings among Wild Flowers (ed. 4) iii. 170 The hare-tail cotton grass..blossoms in March. 1884 R. Jefferies Red Deer ii. 28 Acres of cotton-grass, waving like little white flags in the wind. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1597
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