CUTGRASS

Etymology

Noun

cutgrass (countable and uncountable, plural cutgrasses)

A grass with leaves having edges furnished with very minute hooked prickles, which form a cutting edge; one or more species of Leersia.

Source: Wiktionary


Cut"grass` (kt"grs`).

Definition: A grass with leaves having edges furnished with very minute hooked prickles, which form a cutting edge; one or more species of Leersia.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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