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cottongrass

Noun CEFR C1
kɒt.n̩ ɡɹɑːs

Definitions

Various species of plants of genus Eriophorum in the sedge family

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

DeutschWollgras
Русскийпуши́ца
6 more languages
Gaeilgecánach
Latviešuspilve
Svenskaängsull

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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