Wood Meadowgrass (Noun)
Meaning
Slender European grass of shady places; grown also in northeastern America and temperate Asia.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The park ranger identified the grass growing in the forest understory as wood meadowgrass.
- Wood meadowgrass has delicate green shoots that sprout from the forest floor in early spring.
- In its native habitat, wood meadowgrass thrives in shady woodlands with moist, rich soil.
- A gardening book recommended planting wood meadowgrass in a woodland garden for a lush, textured groundcover.
- A field guide described the flowers of wood meadowgrass as a loose panicle with purple anthers that appear in late summer.