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whip-grass
whip-grass n. 
/ˈwɪpɡras/,
Brit. /ˈwɪpɡrɑːs/
, /ˈwɪpɡrɑːs//ˈwɪpɡras/U.S. /ˈ(h)wɪpˌɡræs/
a species of Scleria (see quot. 1858)./ˈ(h)wɪpˌɡræs/ΘΚΠ
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starc1300
carexa1398
float-grassc1440
red sedge1480
sag1531
pry grassa1600
flea-grass1670
star-grass1782
sedge1785
sea sedge1796
sharp-pry-grass1803
blue star grass1807
whip-grass1814
flea-sedge1816
saw-grass1822
mud rush1824
tight-locka1825
nut grass1830
razor grass1834
twig-rush1836
nut rush1843
sand grass1856
mud sedge1859
niggerhead1859
nutsedge1861
pingao1867
sword-rush1875
tupak-grass1884
tussock-sedge1884
sennegrass1897
nigger's-head1921
1814 O. O. Rich Synopsis Genera N. Amer. Plants 106 Scleria... Whip-Grass.
1818 T. Nuttall Genera N. Amer. Plants II. 205 Scleria, Gærtner (Whip-grass).
Cf. 1858 R. Hogg Veg. Kingdom 808 The long, straight leaves of S[cleria] flagellum are armed with fine sharp-cutting teeth, and are made into whips for flogging negro slaves in the West Indies.]
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