graminaceous plant, gramineous plant - cosmopolitan herbaceous or woody plants with hollow jointed stems and narrow long-bladed leaves

beach grass - tough grasses with strong roots that can grow on exposed sandy shores

bunch grass, bunchgrass - any of various grasses of many genera that grow in tufts or clumps rather than forming a sod or mat; chiefly of western United States

midgrass - any of various grasses of moderate height which covered the undisturbed prairie in the United States; includes most of the forage grasses of the temperate zone

short-grass, shortgrass - any of various grasses that are short and can tolerate drought conditions; common on the dry upland plains just east of the Rocky Mountains

sword grass - any of various grasses or sedges having sword-shaped leaves with sharp edges

tall-grass, tallgrass - any of various grasses that are tall and that flourish with abundant moisture

Aegilops triuncalis, goat grass - European grass naturalized as a weed in North America; sharp-pointed seeds cause injury when eaten by livestock

wheat-grass, wheatgrass - a grass of the genus Agropyron

bent grass, bent-grass, bent - grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens

broom grass - any of several grasses of the genus Andropogon; used in broom making

Arrhenatherum elatius, evergreen grass, false oat, French rye, tall meadow grass, tall oat grass - coarse perennial Eurasian grass resembling oat; found on roadside verges and rough grassland and in hay meadows; introduced in North America for forage

brome, bromegrass - any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions

grama, grama grass, gramma, gramma grass - pasture grass of plains of South America and western North America

Buchloe dactyloides, buffalo grass - short grass growing on dry plains of central United States (where buffalo roam)

reed grass - any of various tall perennial grasses of the genus Calamagrostis having feathery plumes; natives of marshland fens and wet woodlands of temperate northern hemisphere

bur grass, burgrass - a grass of the genus Cenchrus

Cenchrus tribuloides, field sandbur, sandbur, sandspur - grass of the eastern United States and tropical America having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs

finger grass - any grass of the genus Chloris; occurs in short grassland especially on waste ground or poor soils

Cortaderia selloana, pampas grass - tall perennial grass of pampas of South America having silvery plumes and growing in large dense clumps

Arundo richardii, Cortaderia richardii, plumed tussock, toe toe, toetoe - tall grass of New Zealand grown for plumelike flower heads

Bahama grass, Bermuda grass, Cynodon dactylon, devil grass, doob, kweek, scutch grass, star grass - trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India

Cynodon plectostachyum, giant star grass - perennial grass having stems 3 to 4 feet high; used especially in Africa and India for pasture and hay

cocksfoot, cockspur, Dactylis glomerata, orchard grass - widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass

crab grass, crabgrass, finger grass - grasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in lawns

lyme grass - a grass of the genus Elymus

wild rye - any of several grasses of the genus Elymus

bay grass, love grass - any of various grasses of the genus Eragrostis; useful especially for forage and prevention of erosion

plume grass - a reedlike grass of the genus Erianthus having large plumes

fescue, fescue grass, Festuca elatior, meadow fescue - grass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawns

Festuca ovina, sheep fescue, sheep's fescue - cultivated for sheep pasturage in upland regions or used as a lawn grass

author, writer - writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

feed, provender - food for domestic livestock

cannabis, ganja, marihuana, marijuana - the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect

shoot, pip, hit - hit with a missile from a weapon

cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"

spread, unfold, open, spread out - spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms"

spread over, cover - form a cover over; "The grass covered the grave"

pasture, graze, crop - let feed in a field or pasture or meadow

inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"

sell out - give information that compromises others