matgrass

English

Etymology

From mat +‎ grass.

Noun

matgrass (countable and uncountable, plural matgrasses)

1. The grass Nardus stricta.
2. Synonym of matweed.
3. Synonym of marram.
4. (Australia) Spinifex hirsutus (rolling grass)
5. Polygonum aviculare (common knotgrass) and other closely related plants
6. (Australia) Hemarthria uncinata

Derived terms

• scented matgrass (Lippia graveolens)
• bushy matgrass (Lippia alba)
• moor matgrass (Nardus stricta)

Translations

Nardus stricta

Catalan: pèl caní m Finnish: jäkki (fi) Icelandic: finnungur (is) m Ingrian: jussi, jussiheinä Irish: fiteog eanaigh f Polish: bliźniczka f, psia trawka f Turkish: kıl otu (tr) Welsh: cawn du f pl

References

• matgrass on Wikipedia.Wikipedia