# grasses

Pronunciation: US say "GRAS-iz" /ˈɡɹ̠æsɪz/; say "GRAHS-iz" UK /ˈɡɹ̠ɑːsɪz/, AUS /ˈɡɹ̠äːsɪz/

## Noun

1. Plural of grass. — plural of grass
   - Simple: Plural of grass. Use this form when you mean more than one kind or patch of grass.
   - _Native grasses now cover the restored prairie from edge to edge._
   - _Ornamental grasses turn golden brown as the season ends._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present indicative of grass. — third-person singular simple present indicative of grass
   - Simple: The form of grass used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _The crew grasses every slope along the new highway to stop erosion._
   - _Each fall the park service grasses the burned hillsides to hold the soil._

## Other meanings

- (noun) Plural of grasse. Obsolete.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/grasses (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).