holy grass

ho·ly grass

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hoh-lee gras, grahs]
- /ˈhoʊ li græs, grɑs/
- /ˈhəʊli ɡrɑːs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hoh-lee gras, grahs]
- /ˈhoʊ li græs, grɑs/

Definitions of holy grass words

noun holy grass any of several fragrant grasses of the genus Hierochloë, especially H. odorata, the vanilla grass. 1
noun holy grass Hierochloe odorata or Anthoxanthum odoratum, fragrant grasses native to northern Eurasia and North America. 0

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Origin of holy grass

First appearance:

before 1770

One of the 46% newest English words

First recorded in 1770-80

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Parts of speech for Holy grass

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holy grass popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

holy grass usage trend in Literature

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