manna-grassn.

Brit.

/ˈmanəɡrɑːs/,

/ˈmanəɡras/, U.S.

/ˈmænəˌɡræs/

Forms: see manna n.¹ and grass n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: manna n.¹, grass n.¹

Etymology: < manna n.¹ + grass n.¹

1. Either of two grasses of the tribe Paniceae, with edible seeds: †(a) hairy finger-grass, Digitaria sanguinalis (obsolete); (b) South African a kind of millet, Setaria sphacelata (cf. manna n.¹ 8).

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > panic grasses

panic?1440

summer grass1531

panicle1577

manna-grass1597

panic grass1597

panicum1739

crab-grass1743

witchgrass1790

old-witch grass1859

vine-bamboo1871

Vandyke1889

1597 J. Gerard Herball i. 26 In English it may be called Manna grasse, or Dew grasse.

1812 W. Curtis Pract. Observ. Brit. Grasses (ed. 5) 83 The Manna-grass is of two kinds: the one, Panicum sanguinale..the other, Festuca fluitans... The former is cultivated in several parts of Germany, and its seed somewhat resembles that of millet.

1972 Encycl. Southern Afr. IV. 603/2 Manna grass (Setaria sphacelata) is widely distributed over the country; the straw is..more suitable for silage than for hay or grazing.

2. Floating sweetgrass, Glyceria fluitans, which has edible seeds that were formerly used as food in parts of Europe (cf. manna seeds n. at manna n.¹ Compounds 2, manna croup n. 2). Also, with distinguishing word (chiefly U.S.): any of various other grasses of the genus Glyceria or formerly included in it.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > reedy or aquatic grasses > [noun] > manna-grass and allies

sweet-grass1577

manna-grass1759

glyceria1836

sea spear-grass1856

1759 B. Stillingfleet tr. C. Gedner Of Use of Curiosity in Misc. Tracts Nat. Hist. 147 The seed of the festuca fluitans or manna grass, affords a very pleasing..nourishment to man.

1812 W. Curtis Pract. Observ. Brit. Grasses (ed. 5) 83 The Manna-grass is of two kinds: the one, Panicum sanguinale..the other, Festuca fluitans.

1843 J. Torrey Flora State N.Y. II. 464 Reed Manna-grass... Wet meadows, northern and western parts of the State... It is a good fodder.

1878 J. B. Killebrew Grasses Tennessee 231 Glyceria Pallida, Pale Manna Grass.

1910 Encycl. Brit. XII. 376/2 Glyceria fluitans, manna-grass, so called from the sweet grain..; the grain is an article of food in central Europe.

1914 F. E. Fritsch & E. J. Salisbury Introd. Study Plants xxvii. 346 The vegetation [of the salt marsh] soon becomes less scanty owing to the arrival of several additional species, such as the Sea Plantain (Plantago maritima), Arrow-grass (Triglochin), Sea Aster..and the Sea Manna-grass (Glyceria maritima).

1937 S. F. Armstrong Brit. Grasses (ed. 3) vii. 121 Glyceria fluitans, Sm. (Floating Sweet-grass; Manna-grass.)

1950 A. S. Hitchcock Man. Grasses U.S. (ed. 2) I. 88/2 Glyceria canadensis... Rattlesnake mannagrass... Bogs and wet places, Newfoundland to Minnesota.

1998 Nature Conservancy Jan. 28/2 The tract features paper birch, seldom seen in the Alleghenies, as well as a natural pond that harbors rare sharp-flowered mannagrass.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	manna-grass
释义	manna-grassn. Brit. /ˈmanəɡrɑːs/, /ˈmanəɡras/, U.S. /ˈmænəˌɡræs/ Forms: see manna n.¹ and grass n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: manna n.¹, grass n.¹ Etymology: < manna n.¹ + grass n.¹ 1. Either of two grasses of the tribe Paniceae, with edible seeds: †(a) hairy finger-grass, Digitaria sanguinalis (obsolete); (b) South African a kind of millet, Setaria sphacelata (cf. manna n.¹ 8). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > panic grasses panic?1440 summer grass1531 panicle1577 manna-grass1597 panic grass1597 panicum1739 crab-grass1743 witchgrass1790 old-witch grass1859 vine-bamboo1871 Vandyke1889 1597 J. Gerard Herball i. 26 In English it may be called Manna grasse, or Dew grasse. 1812 W. Curtis Pract. Observ. Brit. Grasses (ed. 5) 83 The Manna-grass is of two kinds: the one, Panicum sanguinale..the other, Festuca fluitans... The former is cultivated in several parts of Germany, and its seed somewhat resembles that of millet. 1972 Encycl. Southern Afr. IV. 603/2 Manna grass (Setaria sphacelata) is widely distributed over the country; the straw is..more suitable for silage than for hay or grazing. 2. Floating sweetgrass, Glyceria fluitans, which has edible seeds that were formerly used as food in parts of Europe (cf. manna seeds n. at manna n.¹ Compounds 2, manna croup n. 2). Also, with distinguishing word (chiefly U.S.): any of various other grasses of the genus Glyceria or formerly included in it. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > reedy or aquatic grasses > [noun] > manna-grass and allies sweet-grass1577 manna-grass1759 glyceria1836 sea spear-grass1856 1759 B. Stillingfleet tr. C. Gedner Of Use of Curiosity in Misc. Tracts Nat. Hist. 147 The seed of the festuca fluitans or manna grass, affords a very pleasing..nourishment to man. 1812 W. Curtis Pract. Observ. Brit. Grasses (ed. 5) 83 The Manna-grass is of two kinds: the one, Panicum sanguinale..the other, Festuca fluitans. 1843 J. Torrey Flora State N.Y. II. 464 Reed Manna-grass... Wet meadows, northern and western parts of the State... It is a good fodder. 1878 J. B. Killebrew Grasses Tennessee 231 Glyceria Pallida, Pale Manna Grass. 1910 Encycl. Brit. XII. 376/2 Glyceria fluitans, manna-grass, so called from the sweet grain..; the grain is an article of food in central Europe. 1914 F. E. Fritsch & E. J. Salisbury Introd. Study Plants xxvii. 346 The vegetation [of the salt marsh] soon becomes less scanty owing to the arrival of several additional species, such as the Sea Plantain (Plantago maritima), Arrow-grass (Triglochin), Sea Aster..and the Sea Manna-grass (Glyceria maritima). 1937 S. F. Armstrong Brit. Grasses (ed. 3) vii. 121 Glyceria fluitans, Sm. (Floating Sweet-grass; Manna-grass.) 1950 A. S. Hitchcock Man. Grasses U.S. (ed. 2) I. 88/2 Glyceria canadensis... Rattlesnake mannagrass... Bogs and wet places, Newfoundland to Minnesota. 1998 Nature Conservancy Jan. 28/2 The tract features paper birch, seldom seen in the Alleghenies, as well as a natural pond that harbors rare sharp-flowered mannagrass. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1597
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