WHEATGRASS

wheatgrass, wheat-grass

(noun) a grass of the genus Agropyron

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

wheatgrass (usually uncountable, plural wheatgrasses)

Young grass of the common wheat plant, Triticum aestivum, used freshly juiced or dried into powder for animal and human consumption.

A grass of the genus Agropyron, commonly known as crested-wheat grass.

Source: Wiktionary



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PUNGENCY

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