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noun

1

: a plant of the genus Triglochin

especially : an herb (T. maritima) that sometimes poisons livestock

2

: any of several grasses of the genus Aristida (such as A. purpurascens)

3

: porcupine grass sense 1

Word History

Etymology

so called from the shape of the burst capsules

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