Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orchardgrass

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: or-chard-grass
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various grasses of the genus Dactylis, especially Dactylis glomerata.

Etymology

From orchard + grass.

Inflected Forms

orchardgrasses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

orchard grass

Synonyms

cocksfoot cock's-foot

Questions

What does orchardgrass mean?: Any of various grasses of the genus Dactylis, especially Dactylis glomerata.
Where does orchardgrass come from?: From orchard + grass.

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