goose grass
noun
Simple meaning
Any of different grasses, sometimes used as food for geese, principally in genus Eleusine.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɡusɡˈɹæs
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Any of various grasses, sometimes used as food for geese, principally in genus Eleusine.
Annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia
Low-growing perennial having leaves silvery beneath; northern United States; Europe; Asia
Annual weedy grass used for hay
Coarse annual grass having fingerlike spikes of flowers; native to Old World tropics; a naturalized weed elsewhere
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This meaning: Any of various grasses, sometimes used as food for geese, principally in genus Eleusine.
Used this way, goose grass is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a scientific use: it names something precisely within a field of study, so it appears in research and teaching more than in conversation.
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- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Science
- Academic writing
- Technical/specialist writing
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