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cotton grass noun[ C or U ] (alsocottongrass)uk /ˈkɒt.ən ˌɡrɑːs/ us /ˈkɑː.t̬ən ˌɡræs/ a plant like grass that grows in wet places and has seed heads that look like balls of cotton: The marshy land is occasionally flecked white with the bobbing heads of cotton grass. It is a land of heather, cottongrass, and weather-worn rock. Snow geese fatten up on cotton grass before flying to California and Mexico for the winter. The bog hosts two of the cotton grasses: the common form and the much scarcer hare's tail cotton grass. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Common plants African violet agave aloe aloe vera alpine strawberry dichondra dieffenbachia dill weed dracaena Easter lily loganberry maidenhair fern maize mandrake mare's tail sorrel sotol sow thistle Spanish moss spearmint |