heinä — meaning in English

English meaning

• grass noun A common green plant with narrow leaves that covers lawns, fields, and meadows.
• hay noun Grass that has been cut and dried, used as feed for animals.

Senses

heinä is used for these senses in English:

• grass (countable, uncountable) Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as ground cover rather than for grain.
• hay (uncountable) Grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder.

grass — full definition

1. noun A common green plant with narrow leaves that covers lawns, fields, and meadows.
2. noun Marijuana (informal).
3. noun British informal: an informer who reports criminals or wrongdoers to the authorities.
4. verb British informal: to inform on someone to the police or another authority.

hay — full definition

1. noun Grass that has been cut and dried, used as feed for animals.
2. noun Slang for cannabis or marijuana.
3. verb To cut and dry grass for use as animal feed.

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