alkali grass

noun

a plant, Zigadenus elegans, of central and western North America, having tough, wiry, bluish-green leaves and greenish flowers.

Origin of alkali grass

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Words nearby alkali grass

alkali, alkali blue, alkali denaturation test, alkali feldspar, alkali flat, alkali grass, alkali metal, alkali metaprotein, alkali reserve, alkali rock, alkali soil