| 单词 | orchard grass |
| 释义 | > as lemmasorchard grass orchard grass n. any grass grown in an orchard; spec. (chiefly U.S.) cocksfoot grass, Dactylis glomerata, used as a hay and pasture grass in shady places. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > of unidentified or unspecified type flags1577 wood-grass1597 orchard grass1764 tassel-grass1810 nit-grass1831 corkscrew grass1890 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 > cock's foot cocksfoot1597 orchard grass1764 fox's foot1853 small seed1950 1764 J. Mills Let. 12 July in B. Franklin Papers (1967) XI. 258 I am just now sending..a small parcel of your American Orchard grass Seeds. 1851 Southern Planter (Richmond, Va.) July 198/1 Sowing at the same time clover, herdsgrass or orchard grass. 1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. Orchard Grass, a coarse kind of grass found in orchards. Britten says it is Dactylis glomerata. The term is common enough, but I am unable to identify any particular species. 1987 New Yorker 26 Jan. 32/2 With the sheep fencing down..the land went rapidly back to wild seed. There was orchard grass, the honeysuckle, some clumps of wild rose, and locust shoots. 2001 Hay & Forage Grower Feb. 34/2 We used to interseed older stands with orchardgrass, barley or oats, but that was too costly for the yields we were getting. < as lemmas |
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