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Meaning of cottongrass | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
kɒt.n̩ ɡɹɑːs

Definitions

Various species of plants of genus Eriophorum in the sedge family

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Català herba cotonera
Deutsch Wollgras
Suomi niittyvilla suovilla
Gaeilge cánach
Latviešu spilve
Polski wełnianka
Русский пуши́ца
Svenska ängsull

Examples

“As he climbed up through the golden gorse he would look for orchids amongst the commoner cotton grass, bog asphodel and butterwort[.]”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

cottongum Cottoning cottonization Cottonmouth cottonness cottonocracy

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