Where does “wiregrass” come from?

wiregrass (English) comes from English wire, from Middle English wir, from Old English wīr, from English myrtle, from Old French myrte, from Latin myrtus, from Ancient Greek μύρτος, from Ancient Greek μυρίκη.

wiregrass (English): Any of various unrelated grasses

Definitions

Any of various unrelated grasses

Ancestry of “wiregrass”, step by step

wiregrass traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English wire

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	wire	Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now...
2	Middle English	wir	—
3	Old English	wīr	wire, metal thread, wire-ornament
4	English	myrtle	An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus...
5	Old French	myrte	—
6	Latin	myrtus	myrtle
7	Ancient Greek	μύρτος	myrtle; twig or spray of myrtle
8	Ancient Greek	μυρίκη	tamarisk
9	Ancient Greek	-ίκη	—

via English grass

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	grass	Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by...
2	Middle English	gras	A grass; Any plant; especially a herbaceous one;...
3	Old English	græs	grass
4	Proto-West Germanic	gras	grass
5	Proto-Germanic	grasą	grass
6	Proto-Indo-European	ǵʰreh₁-	to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

Every word from Ancient Greek -ίκη →Every word from Ancient Greek μυρίκη →Every word from Ancient Greek μύρτος →