wheatgrass

noun

wheat·​grass ˈ(h)wēt-ˌgras How to pronounce wheatgrass (audio)
: any of a genus (Agropyron) of perennial grasses including some which are important pasture, hay, or turf grasses

Examples of wheatgrass in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Your Super Super Green Mix has just six ingredients: wheatgrass, barley grass, moringa, baobab, spirulina, and chlorella. Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Verywell Health, 9 July 2024 Wire together faux twigs and vines to form a handle, then add floral water vials to both sides of the basket to hold the tulips and tuck in faux wheatgrass. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 May 2024 Fast-forward 18 months and the bruised stuntman is single, depressed and working as a valet who regularly takes wheatgrass shots. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2024 Brown crafted their lush perches by planting wheatgrass in julep cups two weeks before the party. Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wheatgrass 

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Word History

First Known Use

1668, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of wheatgrass was in 1668

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“Wheatgrass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wheatgrass. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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