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reed canary grass

noun

Definition 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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