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canary grass

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.39 in modern English

Syllables
ca-nary -grass
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Grass of species Phalaris canariensis, whose seeds are used as birdseed, believed to be native to Morocco and the Canary Islands, now widespread in most semitropical to cool-temperate environments.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any grass of genus Phalaris.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

canary grasses (plural)

Phrases

reed canary grass reed canary grass borer moth

Synonyms

birdseed grass phalaris canariensis

Questions

What does canary grass mean?
Grass of species Phalaris canariensis, whose seeds are used as birdseed, believed to be native to Morocco and the Canary Islands, now widespread in most semitropical to cool-temperate environments.

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