ricegrass

English

Etymology

rice +‎ grass, from its resemblance to true rice.

Noun

ricegrass (countable and uncountable, plural ricegrasses)

1. Any of the genus Oryzopsis of Chinese and North American plants in the grass family.

Derived terms

• Indian ricegrass (Eriocoma hymenoides, syn. Oryzopsis hymenoides)
• roughleaf ricegrass (Oryzopsis asperifolia)