| 单词 | quickening grass |
| 释义 | > as lemmasquickening grass In plural. The underground rhizomes of couch grass ( Elymus repens) and other grasses. Also (in full quickening grass): couch grass itself. Cf. quicken n.2 ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > weed > grasses perceived as weeds > [noun] > couch-grass quitcheOE quicka1400 quicken?c1425 couch-grass1578 twitch1588 twitch grass1588 dog grass1597 sea dog's grass1597 quick grass1617 couch1637 wheat-grass1668 scutch1686 quickenings1762 quicken grass1771 spear-grass1784 squitch1785 witchgrass1790 felt1794 dog-wheat1796 creeping wheat1819 quack1822 switch-grass1840 couch-wheat1884 the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > weed > grasses perceived as weeds > [noun] > couch-grass > stems of quicka1400 quicken?c1425 quick grass1617 quickenings1762 quicken grass1771 1762 A. Dickson Treat. Agric. i. xiii. 99 Of the first sort is the quickening-grass, or couch-grass. 1765 Museum Rusticum 4 454 Stones, quickenings, and every other thing that may hinder the growth of the flax, should be removed. 1778 Northern Farmer II. xxxvii. 298 Clover..greatly encourages the propagation of the quickening grass. < as lemmas |
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