cutty grass

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Noun

cutty grass (usually uncountable, plural cutty grasses)

  1. Any of many species of sedge or grass that have leaves with sharp, serrated edges, including:
    1. Carex geminata (in Carex subg. Carex);
    2. (New Zealand) Any grass species of the genus Austroderia (toetoe);
    3. Cyperus ustulatus (giant umbrella sedge);
    4. Ficinia spiralis (golden sand sedge);
    5. Gahnia spp. (sawsedge, saw-sedge):
      1. Gahnia grandis (syn. Cladium psittacorum); cutting grass;
      2. Gahnia setifolia (toetoe).

Usage notes

  • The plural cutty grasses is used to indicate multiple varieties of cutty grass, not clumps of the same grass.

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