sword grass

noun

any of various grasses or plants having swordlike or sharp leaves, as the sword lily.

Origin of sword grass

First recorded in 1590–1600

Words nearby sword grass

sword cane, swordcraft, sword dance, sword fern, swordfish, sword grass, sword knot, sword lily, swordman, sword of Damocles, swordplay

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Example sentences from the Web for sword grass

The inner part of the isle is covered with a sort of sword-grass, very green, and of a great length.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. 15 (of 18)|Robert Kerr
At their side walked a body-guard of eight hoppers, armed with pistils, and having side-arms of sword-grass.
Japanese Fairy World|William Elliot Griffis
At the end of each foot-stalk is a leaf about the size of a great cabbage-leaf, snipt half round like a sword-grass.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. VIII.|Robert Kerr
On the oat-grass and the sword-grass, and the bulrush in the pool.
Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, March 1844|Various

British Dictionary definitions for sword grass

sword grass

noun

any of various grasses and other plants having sword-shaped sharp leaves

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单词	sword grass
释义	sword grass noun any of various grasses or plants having swordlike or sharp leaves, as the sword lily. Origin of sword grass First recorded in 1590–1600 Words nearby sword grass sword cane, swordcraft, sword dance, sword fern, swordfish, sword grass, sword knot, sword lily, swordman, sword of Damocles, swordplay Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sword grass The inner part of the isle is covered with a sort of sword-grass, very green, and of a great length. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. 15 (of 18)\|Robert Kerr At their side walked a body-guard of eight hoppers, armed with pistils, and having side-arms of sword-grass. Japanese Fairy World\|William Elliot Griffis At the end of each foot-stalk is a leaf about the size of a great cabbage-leaf, snipt half round like a sword-grass. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. VIII.\|Robert Kerr On the oat-grass and the sword-grass, and the bulrush in the pool. Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, March 1844\|Various British Dictionary definitions for sword grass sword grass noun any of various grasses and other plants having sword-shaped sharp leaves Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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