deerhair

noun

variants or less commonly deer's-hair

ˈ⸗ˌ⸗

or deerhair-bulrush

ˈ⸗ˌ⸗ˈ⸗ˌ⸗

: a small club rush (Scirpus caespitosus) of Europe, Asia, and North America with filiform stems

Word History

Etymology

so called from the appearance of its stem

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Rhymes for deerhair

• abwehr
• affair
• affaire
• airfare
• altair
• armchair
• aware
• beware
• bugbear
• carfare
• childcare
• compare