ribbon grass

ribbon grass

n.

A grass (Phalaris arundinacea var. picta) of the Northern Hemisphere that has leaf blades striped with white and is cultivated for ornament.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ribbon grass - perennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad leaves; Europe and North America gardener's garters, lady's laces, Phalaris arundinacea, reed canary grass grass - narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay genus Phalaris, Phalaris - a genus of grasses with broad leaves and a dense spike of flowers