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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sawgrass

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables
saw-grass
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several Cladium species, long sedges with saw-like sharp, serrated edges, such as Cladium californicum, Cladium jamaicense, and Cladium mariscoides

Etymology

From saw + grass.

Inflected Forms

sawgrasses (plural) saw-grass (alternative) saw grass (alternative)

Phrases

Cladium californicum – California sawgrass Cladium mariscoides

Frequently Paired Words

fen-sedge twig-sedge

Questions

What does sawgrass mean?
Any of several Cladium species, long sedges with saw-like sharp, serrated edges, such as Cladium californicum, Cladium jamaicense, and Cladium mariscoides
Where does sawgrass come from?
From saw + grass.

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