grass blade

Single turf strand

A grass blade is a single leaf of grass—the narrow, flat structure that makes up a lawn or meadow.

The term emphasizes the individual unit rather than the mass: A single grass blade bent under the weight of the dewdrop.

The blade shape gives the word its name, echoing the thin flat form of a knife blade.

Related

dew · mowing · field · sharp · cutting edge · slender · paper thin · chlorophyll · grazing land · wisp · morning dew · cutting · green thumb · fresh · fresh cut · verdant · slice · razor

Categories
Opposites
part vs. whole

grass bladelawn

Tended yard grass

meadow · sod · pasture · grassland · turf

size/scale in vegetation

grass bladetree trunk

Main woody stem

oak tree · tree · redwood · palm frond · banana leaf

plant morphology

grass bladeroot system

Underground plant structure

tree trunk · flower · seed head · stem · bark

Family

grass, blade, grasses, grassy, grassland, grasslands, blades, bladed

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G