saw grass
saw grass (bot.), any one of certain cyperaceous plants having the edges of the leaves set with minute sharp teeth, especially the cladium mariscus of europe, and the cladium effusum of the southern united states. cf. razor grass , under razor... see saw | ||||
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Cladium
Cladium (Fen-sedge, Sawgrass or Twig-sedge) is a genus of large sedges, with a world-wide distribution in tropical and temperate regions. These are plants characterized by long, narrow (grass-like) leaves having sharp, often serrated (sawtooth-like) margins, and flowering stems 1-3 m tall bearing a much-branched inflorescence.
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