- In popular jargon grass means a short, green, ground covering or lawn, usually, but not necessarily, comprised of a "true grass" or grasses, called turf. See also pasture, grass (material).
- In botany, grass refers to plants of the Family Poaceae. These are the true grasses.
Plants that are not true grasses include: - China grass or remie or rhea (Boehmeria nivea), a nettle grown for bast fibers from the Family Urticaceae - Ditch grass or Widgeon grass (Ruppia maritima) in the Family Ruppiaceae - Fish grass (Cabomba caroliniana) - Mondo grass or lily turf (Ophiopogon japonicus), an Asian ornamental ground cover - Nut grass, a common lawn pest (Cyperus rotundus) in the Family Cyperaceae - Pepper grasses (Lipidium spp.) in the Family Brassicaceae - Saw grass, abundant in sub-tropical marshlands (Cladium spp.) in the Family Cyperaceae - Scurvy grass (Oxalis enneaphylla) from the Family Oxalidaceae - Seagrasses, including Eel grass - Sleeping grass (Mimosa pudica) a legume (Family Fabaceae) and lawn pest - Xyridaceae, known as the yellow-eyed grass family
- Grass is slang for marijuana.
- GRASS for "GRAphics Symbiosis System" is a computer programming language
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