HyperDic: reed_canary_grass

English > 1 sense of the expression *reed canary grass*:
NOUN	plant	reed canary grass, gardener's garters, lady's laces, ribbon grass, Phalaris arundinacea	perennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad leaves

English > *reed canary grass*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	perennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad leaves; Europe and North America.
Synonyms	gardener's garters, lady's laces, ribbon grass, Phalaris arundinacea
Member of	Phalaris, genus Phalaris	A genus of grasses with broad leaves and a dense spike of flowers
Broader	grass	Narrow-leaved green herbage