cutty grass

English

Cutty grass (Austroderia), with seed plumes

Noun

cutty grass (usually uncountable, plural cutty grasses)

1. Any of many species of sedge or grass that have leaves with sharp, serrated edges, including
   1. (informal, New Zealand) Any grass species of the genus Austroderia (toetoe, syn. Cortaderia).
   2. Carex geminata (in Carex subg. Carex)
   3. Cyperus ustulatus (giant umbrella sedge)
   4. Ficinia spiralis (golden sand sedge)
   5. Gahnia spp. (sawsedge, saw-sedge)
      1. Gahnia grandis (syn. Cladium psittacorum)
      2. Gahnia setifolia (toetoe)

Usage notes

• The plural cutty grasses is used to indicate multiple varieties of cutty grass, not clumps of the same grass.

Synonyms

• cutting grass

Translations

Translations

• Maori: māpere, rautahi, tarangārara

References

• cutty grass on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Austroderia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Austroderia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies