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canary grass

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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

canar′y grass′,

Plant Biologyany of various grasses of the genus Phalaris, as P. canariensis, native to the Canary Islands, bearing seed used as food for cage birds, or P. arundinacea (reed canary grass), used throughout the Northern Hemisphere as fodder.

1660–70

'canary grass' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

reed canary grass

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