Kilo Lingo

grass

/ɡrɑːs/

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Translation

The green plant with thin leaves that covers fields and gardens.

Word origin

From Old English graes, the common Germanic word for grass.

Origin
Old English
Root
graes

Examples

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"Grass" is the green plant that covers the ground.

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Here "grass" is the green cover on the ground; it has no plural.

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Here "grass" is the green plant he is cutting.

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This word is part of lesson 17.