English Explanatory Dictionary

ricegrass

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the genus Oryzopsis of Chinese and North American plants in the grass family.

Word forms

ricegrass ricegrasses

Etymology

From rice + grass, from its resemblance to true rice.

Derived words

Indian ricegrass roughleaf ricegrass
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