silver grass

noun

: any of several grasses or grasslike plants having silvery pubescence: such as
b
: a plant of the genera Danthonia, Deschampsia, and Festuca of Australia and New Zealand
c
: a golden aster (Chrysopsis graminifolia) of southern U.S. with silvery grasslike foliage

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“Silver grass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silver%20grass. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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