ripple-grass
- noun
- Specialized
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planta ribeteada
- The narrow leaves of ripple-grass make it easy to distinguish from other wild plants.
Examples
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You can find ripple-grass growing along country roadsides across Europe and North America.
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The ripple-grass swayed gently in the breeze.
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Children sometimes weave chains using the long stems of ripple-grass.
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Have you seen the ripple-grass growing near the pond?
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You can find ripple-grass growing along country roadsides across Europe and North America.
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The narrow leaves of ripple-grass make it easy to distinguish from other wild plants.
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Children sometimes weave chains using the long stems of ripple-grass.
Synonyms
A common plant with long narrow leaves that have clear veins
A small wild plant with long narrow ribbed leaves and a tall flower stalk
A common wild plant with long narrow ribbed leaves that grows in lawns and roadsides
A wild plant with long narrow leaves with raised veins that grows in fields and by roads
A small wild plant with long narrow leaves that often grows in fields
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ripple-grass comes from the parts ripple ('small wave') and grass ('plant'), because its long, narrow leaves have small ripples along them, so the name helps you remember this plant by its wavy leaves.
