common cotton grass

/ˌkɑmən ˌkɑtn græs/
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Definitions of common cotton grass
  1. noun
    having densely tufted white cottony or downlike glumes
    synonyms: Eriophorum angustifolium
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    type of:
    cotton grass, cotton rush
    any sedge of the genus Eriophorum; north temperate bog plants with tufted spikes
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