deerhair
noun
variants: less commonly
deer's–hair
ordeerhair–bulrush
Definition of deerhair
: a small club rush (Scirpus caespitosus) of Europe, Asia, and North America with filiform stems
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Origin and Etymology of deerhair
so called from the appearance of its stem
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