Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The grass Paspalum distichum, of the southern United States.
- noun Various species of Equisetum or horsetail.
- noun The yellow bedstraw, Galium verum.
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Examples
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The joint-grass of soggy pastures produces edible, nut-flavored tubers, called by the Indians taboose.
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The joint-grass of soggy pastures produces edible, nut-flavored tubers, called by the Indians taboose.
The Land of Little Rain Mary Hunter Austin 1901
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He is never at peace with himself or the world, but always groaning and thrusting out his horns, until he can get back to his old range, and revel in his native marsh, joint-grass, and cane-tops.
Confession, or, the Blind Heart; a Domestic Story William Gilmore Simms 1838
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