noun
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the grass Desmostachya bipinnata ( = Poa cynosuroides) of Poaceae family; with long blades, used in performing religious rites.
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another grass of the same family, Desmostachya tripinnata.
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water.
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a metrical foot consisting of one short syllable followed by two long one (u-- ).
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name of one of the seven mythological islands.