Windlestraw

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Windlestrae \Win"dle*strae`\, Windlestraw \Win"dle*straw`\, n.
     (Bot.)
     A grass used for making ropes or for plaiting, esp. {Agrostis
     Spica-ventis}. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Shelley.
     [1913 Webster]