speargrass
/ˈspɪəgrɑːs/noun
mass noun
1
- any of a number of grasses with hard pointed seed heads, some of which are sharp enough to harm livestock针茅; 扭黄茅。
1.1
- Heteropogon, Stipa, and other genera, family Gramineae.扭黄茅属、针茅属和其他属, 禾本科。
2
- chiefly NZ any of a number of spiny or prickly plants, in particular the piripiri and the Spaniard〈主新西兰〉数种多刺植物之一（尤指刺果薇和新西兰针茅）。