pearl grass

English

Alternative forms

• pearlgrass

pearl grass (Oldenlandia corymbosa)

Etymology

From pearl +‎ grass.

Noun

pearl grass (usually uncountable, plural pearl grasses)

1. Briza media, a variety of grass.

   Synonym: perennial quaking grass, quaking grass, totter grass

2. Oldenlandia corymbosa

   Synonym: snake tongue grass, Old World diamond-flower

3. Micranthemum micranthemoides (syn. Hemianthus micranthemoides)

   Synonym: pearl weed, baby tears, Nuttall's mudflower, Nuttall's micranthemum