Ribbon grass Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun perennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad leaves; Europe and North America
    reed canary grass; lady's laces; Phalaris arundinacea; gardener's garters.

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Definitions
  1. (Bot.), a variety of reed canary grass having the leaves stripped with green and white; called also Lady's garters. See Reed grass, under Reed.

Webster 1913