| 单词 | northern holy grass |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnorthern holy grass holy grass n. a grass of genus Hierochloe, esp. northern holy grass, H. borealis (quot. 1842); (also rarely) = holy hay n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > holy grass holy grass1778 vanilla grass1856 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fodder plants > [noun] > sainfoin cock's head1553 red fitchling1597 French grass1652 sainfoin1652 esperate1659 holy haya1661 esparcet1669 red fitch1671 snail clover-grass1717 holy grass1778 1778 S. Whatley England's Gazetteer (ed. 2) at Cambridgeshire The dry and barren parts have been greatly improved by sowing that called saint-foin, and holy-grass, from its having been first brought into Europe from Palestine. 1842 C. W. Johnson Farmer's Encycl. 636/1 Holy-grass, Northern (Hierochloe borealis)... This grass is said to be used at high festivals, for strewing the churches in Prussia. 1872 Syme Eng. Bot. (ed. 3) xi. 16 Northern Holy Grass... This grass, dedicated to the Virgin Mary on account of its sweetness, is strewn about Catholic churches on festival days. northern holy grass northern holy grass n. see holy grass n. at holy adj. and n. Compounds 2b. < as lemmas |
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