wire grass wi·reg·rass uncommon noun 1. handsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning pale bronze in autumn Synonymsbroom beard grassprairie grasswire grassAndropogon scopariusSchizachyrium scoparium 2. coarse annual grass having fingerlike spikes of flowers; native to Old World tropics; a naturalized weed elsewhere Synonymsyardgrassyard grasswire grassgoose grassEleusine indica Related words Broader terms milletbroom grass Parts Eleusine WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.