Arrow Grass (Noun)
Meaning
Tufted perennial found in shallow water or marshland; sometimes poisons livestock.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The farmer had to be careful not to let his cattle graze near the arrow-grass that grew in the shallow pond.
- Arrow-grass was a common sight in the marshy wetlands that surrounded the lake.
- The veterinarian warned the rancher that the arrow-grass in the pasture could be toxic to his horses.
- The botanist spent hours studying the unique characteristics of the arrow-grass that grew in the shallow water.
- After several of his sheep fell ill, the shepherd realized that they had been eating the poisonous arrow-grass that grew in the marsh.