Water grass \Water grass\ (a) A tall march perennial grass ({Paspalum dilatatum}) of the southern United States and the American tropics. (b) Manna grass. (c) The grass {Chloris elegans}. (d) [Dial. Eng.] (1) Velvet grass. (2) The water cress. (3) One of various horsetails. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]