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spikegrass

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
spikegrass
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of two tall perennial American grasses (Uniola paniculata and Uniola latifolia) with broad leaves and large flattened spikelets.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From spike + grass.

Usage

Inflected Forms

spikegrasses (plural) spike-grass (alternative)

Questions

What does spikegrass mean?
Either of two tall perennial American grasses (Uniola paniculata and Uniola latifolia) with broad leaves and large flattened spikelets.
Where does spikegrass come from?
From spike + grass.

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