cotta grass

noun

cot·​ta grass

ˈkätə-

: an erect branching perennial grass (Cottea pappophoroides) of the southwestern U.S. with narrow attenuate leaves

Word History

Etymology

modification of New Latin Cottea, genus name of Cottea pappophoroides

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