sawgrass Syllabification: (saw·grass)Pronunciation: /ˈsôˌgras/ (also saw grass)Definition of sawgrass noun a sedge with spiny-edged leaves. Cladium, family Cyperaceae: two species, in particular the North American C. jamaicensis, which is a dominant plant in the Florida everglades sawgrass in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of sawgrass in the British & World English dictionary