: any of various grasses or sedges having leaves with a sharp or toothed edge
Examples of sword grass in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebOnce above the sword grass—just before camp three, at 1,950 feet—the flora turns to waist-high ferns.—Peter Frick-Wright, Outside Online, 15 Jan. 2019 The hard part would be the glacially slow process of building trails through heavy jungle and aptly named sword grass.—Peter Frick-Wright, Outside Online, 15 Jan. 2019 The sword grass is thick and nasty stuff, like a cross between bamboo and corn.—Peter Frick-Wright, Outside Online, 15 Jan. 2019
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