- sickle-grass
- \\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
1. : a stout 3-angled sedge (Carex crinita) of eastern No. America with dense drooping sickle-shaped spikes2. : a tearthumb (Polygonum arifolium)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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