Grasses

/ˈɡræsɪz/ noun

Definition

Green plants with narrow leaves that cover lawns and fields, or the plural of grass.

Etymology

From Old English 'græs' and Germanic 'gras,' likely related to 'green'; the word appears across Indo-European languages with similar sounds.

Kelly Says

Grasses are the most successful land plants on Earth—they've evolved to dominate grasslands, and humans depend on grass species like wheat and rice for half our calories.

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