A name for various long-stalked species of grass, as Cynosurus cristatus (dog's-tail grass), Lolium perenne (rye-grass), and Agrostis Spicaventi…
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fodder plants > [noun] > grasses used for hay or pasture (48) windlestrawc1000 A name for various long-stalked species of grass, as Cynosurus cristatus (dog's-tail grass), Lolium perenne (rye-grass), and Agrostis Spicaventi… red grass1582 any of various grasses having reddish stems or spikelets, or turning red when dry, esp. the South African species Themeda triandra (also called roo… spring grass1643 (a) grass which grows or sprouts in the spring; (b) sweet vernal grass, Anthoxanthum odoratum. sweet-grass1709 Any kind of grass (or herb called ‘grass’) of a sweet taste serving as fodder; spec. a book-name for the genus Glyceria; also locally, the woodruff, A… herd-grass1747 A name for various grasses grown for hay or pasture; esp. Timothy, Phleum pratense, and Redtop, Agrostis vulgaris. Guinea grass1756 a tall-growing fodder-grass of tropical Africa, Panicum maximum. vernal grass1762 one of the grasses commonly cultivated for hay. vernal1771 elliptical or as n. = vernal grass n. at sense 3b. Paspalum1772 A large genus of tropical and subtropical (esp. South American) grasses which have unilateral racemes bearing adpressed spikelets and which… buffalo grass1784 (a) a kind of grass (Buchloë dactyloides) found in the prairies; also used generally (see quot. 1950); (b) any of various African grasses used for… Rhode Island bent1790 (more fully Rhode Island bent grass) common bent, Agrostis capillaris (formerly A. tenuis), a Eurasian grass used as a lawn and pasture grass in… red-top1792 Chiefly North American. Any of various grasses having reddish stems or inflorescences; esp. Agrostis stolonifera, a common pasture and lawn grass… finetop1824 A kind of bent (genus Agrostis) used as a meadow and pasture grass, probably Agrostis capillaris (now usually called colonial bent or Rhode Island… kangaroo-grass1827 a tall fodder-grass (Anthistiria australis), found in Australasia, Southern Asia, and Africa. gamagrass1831 Any of several tall, clump-forming prairie grasses of the genus Tripsacum native chiefly to Central and North America; esp. (more fully eastern gam… sweet vernal grass1839 Anthoxanthum odoratum (see vernal, adj. 3b). yellow-top1839 U.S. Any of several North American grasses having a yellowish stem or inflorescence, esp. the reed-grass Calamagrostis inexpansa. Obsolete. grama1844 A name for several low pasture grasses abundant in the western and south-western U.S., esp. Bouteloua oligostachya. sesame grass1845 attributive, as sesame grain, sesame oil, sesame-seed; sesame cake n. sesame grass n. = gamagrass, n. sacate1848 Any of several grasses grown in Mexico, the southern U.S.A., and the Philippines, and used for hay or fresh forage; fodder made from such a… Para grass1850 (a) (also paragrass) a coarse fodder grass, Brachiaria mutica, native to South America and West Africa and widely cultivated in tropical and… Hungarian1859 Of, belonging to, or native of Hungary. Applied to things originally made or reared in Hungary, as Hungarian horse, Hungarian leather; Hungarian b… alfilaria1860 Any of several storksbills of the Eurasian genus Erodium, esp.E. cicutarium (with bright pink flowers) and E. moschatum (with purple flowers)… sacaton1865 Any of several coarse, tough grasses grown in Mexico and the southern U.S.A. and used for hay, esp. species of Sporobolus and Epicampes; alkali sa… Mitchell grass1867 In full Mitchell grass. Any of several drought-resistant Australian grasses of the genus Astrebla, valuable as fodder. teosinte1877 An annual grass of Central America, Euchlæna luxurians, of large size, allied to maize; now widely cultivated as a valuable fodder plant, sometimes… Landsborough grass1883 a pasture grass, Iseilema membranaceum, found in the Queensland area, and better known as small Flinders grass. turnip-grass1889 Panicum bulbosum, used as hay in Texas, Arizona, and Mexico, the stems of which have a bulbous base (Cent. Dict. Suppl. 1909). brown top1891 any of various pasture grasses in Australia and New Zealand (see quots.). ichu1891 An alpine grass, Stipa ichu, growing on the uplands of the Andes, where it is used for fodder and thatching. manna1897 South African. Usually with distinguishing word: any of various kinds of millet, esp. any grass of the genus Setaria; spec. (in full Boer manna)… Rhodes grass1903 a perennial African grass, Chloris gayana, with spikelets arranged in umbellate spikes at the top of the stem, which is now widely cultivated in… Sudan1911 In full Sudan grass. A tall annual grass, Sorghumx drummondii, native to sub-Saharan Africa and grown widely as a fodder crop elsewhere. Kikuyu grass1913 a creeping perennial grass, Pennisetum clandestinum, native to Kenya and cultivated elsewhere as a lawn and fodder grass, but also regarded as an… never-fail1923 More fully never-fail grass. Any of several drought-resistant Australian grasses of the genus Eragrostis, esp. E. setifolia and E. xerophila, used… buffel grass1955 = buffalo grass n. (b) at buffalo, n.1 compounds 2. Subcategories:— rye-grass (8) — cock's foot (4) |
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