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PRONUNCIATION OF CORKSCREW GRASS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CORKSCREW GRASS

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Corkscrew grass is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CORKSCREW GRASS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of corkscrew grass in the English dictionary

The definition of corkscrew grass in the dictionary is a variety of spear grass, Austrostipa scabra, native to Australia, having very fine foliage, an erect seed head, and awns that twist up the seed head: family Poaceae.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CORKSCREW GRASS

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corklike
Corkonian
corkscrew
corkscrew curls
corkwing
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corm

WORDS THAT END LIKE CORKSCREW GRASS

beargrass
bent grass
Bermuda grass
bluegrass
brass
buffalo grass
cutting grass
get off the grass
grass
Greengrass
Kentucky bluegrass
lemon grass
meadow grass
pampas grass
rye-grass
snake in the grass
supergrass
switchgrass
tallgrass
turfgrass
wheatgrass

Synonyms and antonyms of corkscrew grass in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «corkscrew grass» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CORKSCREW GRASS

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Translator English - Chinese

开瓶器草
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hierba sacacorchos
570 millions of speakers

English

corkscrew grass
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पेंचकश घास
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العشب المفتاح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

штопор трава
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

grama saca-rolhas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কর্কসক্র্যাঁশ ঘাস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

herbe tire-bouchon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rumput pembuka botol
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Korkenzieher Gras
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

コークスクリュー草
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

코르크 마개 뽑이 잔디
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Corkscrew grass
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

cỏ xoắn ốc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கார்க்ஸ்ரைவ் புல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॉर्कस्क्रूज गवत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tirbuşon otu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

erba cavatappi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

korkociąg trawy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

штопор трава
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

iarbă tirbușon
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τιρμπουσόν γρασίδι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kurktrekker gras
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

korkskruv gräs
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

korketrekker gress
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of corkscrew grass

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CORKSCREW GRASS»

The term «corkscrew grass» is barely ever used and occupies the 212.040 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CORKSCREW GRASS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about corkscrew grass

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CORKSCREW GRASS»

Discover the use of corkscrew grass in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to corkscrew grass and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Plants of Western New South Wales
(Q,s_w,v) rough speargrass CORKSCREW GRASS Stipa setacea R. Br. Poaceae Slender hairless perennial grass, 30-60 cm high. Stems erect, with brown hairless nodes. Leaves mostly basal, fine and inrolled, the uppermost leaf-sheath  ...
JH Leigh, 2011
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The Gamineae A Study of Cereal, Bamboo, and Grass
Stipa setacea R.Br., Spear-grass or Corkscrew-grass, is a serious pest on account of the penetrating power of its awned fruits. It has been said that "of all grasses and weeds [in Australia], spear-grass seeds are the most damaging to sheep ...
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Grasses of South Australia: An Illustrated Guide to the ...
corkscrew grass 80 corn, rye 273 Cortaderia Stapf 299 *jubata (Lemoine) Stapf 299 *selloana (Schult. & Schult. f.) Asch. & Graebn. 298, 299 cotton grass 438 cotton panic-grass 438 cottony spear-grass 72 couch 267 couch 348 couch, English ...
John Peter Jessop, 2006
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The Physical Geography of Northern Eurasia
... ash Siberian mountain ash Sphagnum moss Spiraea Snow spiraea Ussurian spiraea Baikal woundwort Chickweed; stitchwort Greater stitchwort Feather grass ; corkscrew grass; needle grass; spear grass Bridal—veil grass European feather  ...
Maria Shahgedanova, 2002
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Sheep Management and Wool Technology
... merino wool 1 54 Computer selling 129 Copper poisoning 334 Core sampling 158-63 Corkscrew grass 98 Corkscrew or smaller crowsfoot 98 Corriedale 45-7 Cotted wool 92 Crossbreds 299 Crossbreeding 295-303 Crowsfoot, corkscrew or .
J. B. D'Arcy, 1990
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International Turf Management Handbook
Four-month-old seed of corkscrew grass (Stipa scabra ssp. falcata) has 40 per cent germination in the light, but zero germination in the dark (Paget, 1990). Still other species have different requirements, for example weeping grass ( Microlaena ...
David Aldous, 1999
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Sport Diver
Turtle grass, skinny grass, fat grass, golden- colored grass, wiry, corkscrew grass — it all parts as we are pushed through by the river's current. Another spring, issuing shells in an endless tumbling action, passes in a blur as fat bass hover in  ...
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The Gramineae: A Study of Cereal, Bamboo and Grass
... Connate glumes, 141; lemmas, 141 Convergences in cereals, 37 Convolute lodicules, 127 Corbiere, Prof. L., 374 Cord-grass, see Spartina Cordilleras, 46, 76 Cork-formation a pathological symptom, 92 Corkscrew-grass, see Stipa setacea ...
Agnes Arber, 2010
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International Turf Management
Four-month-old seed of corkscrew grass (Stipa scabra ssp. falcata) has 40 per cent germination in the light, but zero germination in the dark (Paget, 1990). Still other species have different requirements, for example weeping grass ( Microlaena ...
David Aldous, 2014
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CRC World Dictionary of Grasses: Common Names, Scientific ...
in English: corkscrew grass S. setigera J. Presl (Nassella mucronata (Kunth) R.W. Pohl; Nassella neesiana (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth; Stipa mucronata Kunth; Stipa neesiana Trin. & Rupr.) South America, Europe. See Nova Genera et Species ...
Umberto Quattrocchi, 2006

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CORKSCREW GRASS»

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Tropical trends for backyard beauty
Brandy also said one of her latest favorite finds her family is now selling are containers of Corkscrew Grass Marshland Plants for $8.95. «nwitimes.com, Jul 12»
2
The Egg, Inside and Out
In an effort to protect her flock, Sandrow planted a wide variety of feather-like foliage, ostrich ferns, corkscrew grass, tall flowering balls of purple ... «Huffington Post, Apr 11»
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At Home With | Hope Sandrow
... a “Through the Looking Glass” landscape of taxodium, cryptomeria and juniper, alliums, corkscrew grass and ostrich ferns — foliage shaped ... «New York Times, Jul 09»

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