an aromatic grass (Hierochloe odorata), traditionally used in Native American rituals
2. flote grass
sweet grass in American English
noun
any of several fragrant plants, as manna grass or the sweet flag
Word origin
[1570–80]This word is first recorded in the period 1570–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cartridge, duster, repeater, skeleton, snag
Examples of 'sweet grass' in a sentence
sweet grass
Last week, the vanguard of an estimated 1.5m wildebeest arrived in the reserve, following their noses to the sweet grass awakened by the long rains.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
We'd already scrubbed our tin plates with sand and were now enjoying an infusion based on choke-cherries, red willow, and sweet-grass.
The Times Literary Supplement (2018)
They are not allowed to transport cultural and religious materials like feathers, sweet grass and pine.