Spear-shaped
1spear-shaped — a. Hastate, hastated …
2spear-shaped — …
3spear grass — noun 1. : any of numerous grasses having spear shaped inflorescences or stiff pointed leaves: as a. : couch grass b. : bent 2d c. : meadow grass …
4spear grass — /ˈspɪə gras/ (say spear grahs) noun 1. a native, drought tolerant grass of the genus Stipa with narrow leaves, twisted awns, and seeds which are spear shaped and can cause damage to stock, as plains grass. 2. either of two native, perennial… …
5spear|wort — «SPIHR WURT», noun. any one of several crowfoots with lance shaped leaves, such as the spear crowfoot …
6Spear — A spear is a pole weapon used for hunting and war, consisting of a shaft, usually of wood, with a sharpened head. The head may be simply the sharpened end of the shaft itself, as is the case with bamboo spears, or it may be of another material… …
7spear thistle — noun European thistle with rather large heads and prickly leaves; extensively naturalized as a weed in the United States • Syn: ↑bull thistle, ↑boar thistle, ↑Cirsium vulgare, ↑Cirsium lanceolatum • Hypernyms: ↑plume thistle, ↑plumed thistle …
8Spear thistle — Thistle This tle, n. [OE. thistil, AS. [thorn]istel; akin to D. & G. distel, OHG. distila, distil, Icel. [thorn]istill, Sw. tistel, Dan. tidsel; of uncertain origin.] (Bot.) Any one of several prickly composite plants, especially those of the… …
9spear — 1 noun (C) 1 a pole with a sharp pointed blade at one end, used as a weapon in the past 2 a thin pointed stem of a plant, shaped like a spear: asparagus spears 2 verb (T) 1 to push or throw a spear into something, especially in order to kill it:… …
10spear grass — any of various grasses, as a meadow grass or a bent grass, having lance shaped leaves or floral spikes. [1540 50] * * * …
