SINCE 1828
reed canary grass
nounDefinition of reed canary grass
: a perennial grass (Phalaris arundinaceae) occurring commonly in marshy meadows and ditches of Europe and North America, used in some areas for forage, and having broad leaves and narrow dense panicles
— called also lady's-laces
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