Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A plant of the genus Luzula: also called glowworm-grass.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word wood-rush.

Examples

  • Several colorful species thrive here owing to low competition: white-flowered snow whitlowgrass Draba nivalis, diapensia Diapensia lapponica, yellow-flowered Arctic poppy Papaver radicatum, snow cinquefoil Potentilla nivea and the grass-like northern wood-rush Luzula confusa.

    Ilulissat Icefjord, Denmark-Greenland 2008

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.