cottongrass

English

hare's-tail cottongrass, tussock cottongrass (Eriophorum vaginatum)

Alternative forms

cotton-grass, cotton grass

Etymology

cotton +‎ grass

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɒt.n̩ ɡɹɑːs/

Noun

cottongrass (usually uncountable, plural cottongrasses)

Various species of plants of genus Eriophorum in the sedge family

Synonyms

cottonsedge

Translations

Eriophorum

Catalan: herba cotonera f
Chukchi: ӄъочап (qʺočap)
German: Wollgras (de) n
Irish: canach m
Russian: пуши́ца (ru) f (pušíca)
Welsh: eira’r gors m

References

cottongrass on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Eriophorum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Eriophorum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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