grass crown
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
grass crown (plural grass crowns)
- (historical) The highest and rarest of all military decorations in the Roman Republic and early Roman Empire, presented to a general, commander or officer whose actions saved a legion or the entire army, and taking the form of a chaplet made from plant materials taken from the battlefield.
- Synonyms: blockade crown, obsidional crown