rescue grassn.

Brit.

/ˈrɛskjuː ˌɡrɑːs/,

/ˈrɛskjuː ˌɡras/, U.S.

/ˈrɛskju ˌɡræs/

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

Etymology: < rescue n. + grass n.¹, so called on account of its hardy character (see quot. 1853).

Chiefly North American.

A drought-resistant South American species of brome grass, Bromus catharticus, grown as a forage grass on dry soils or in dry climates, esp. in the southern United States.

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man-grass1672

Scotch grass1707

ginger-grass1750

savannah grass1750

bottlebrush1798

rescue grass1853

ant rice1861

1853 B. V. Iverson in Soil of South Aug. 625/2 I have the seed of a foreign grass (now acclimated to the South) which is never injured by our severest cold; which stands our summer's heat; which is neither injured nor retarded by heavy rains..which will graze horses, mules, cattle, sheep, goats, hogs and poultry, from November to June..I have named it ‘The Rescue Grass’ of the South.

1874 Amer. Encycl. VIII. 168/2 Under the name of rescue grass, a plant was much lauded in Europe a few years ago as something that would rescue fields from sterility.

1884 G. Vasey Agric. Grasses U.S. 106 Bromus unioloides..is said to have been introduced into Georgia by General Iverson, of Columbus, and by him called rescue grass.

1918 E. L. D. Seymour Farm Knowl. II. iv. xxvi. 250/2 Rescue grass is a short-lived perennial, behaving as an annual under cultivation, adapted to humid regions of mild winters.

1937 S. F. Armstrong Brit. Grasses (ed. 3) 187 Bromus Schraderi..Schrader's Brome-grass, Prairie-grass, or Rescue-grass is a native of South America.

2008 Fort Worth (Texas) Star-Telegram (Nexis) 23 Aug. e4 That's when you will notice winter weeds in your lawn. From the grassy-weed side, the list includes annual bluegrass, rescue grass and rye grass.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rescue grass
释义	rescue grassn. Brit. /ˈrɛskjuː ˌɡrɑːs/, /ˈrɛskjuː ˌɡras/, U.S. /ˈrɛskju ˌɡræs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rescue n., grass n.¹ Etymology: < rescue n. + grass n.¹, so called on account of its hardy character (see quot. 1853). Chiefly North American. A drought-resistant South American species of brome grass, Bromus catharticus, grown as a forage grass on dry soils or in dry climates, esp. in the southern United States. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > non-British grasses > [noun] > American or West Indian man-grass1672 Scotch grass1707 ginger-grass1750 savannah grass1750 bottlebrush1798 rescue grass1853 ant rice1861 1853 B. V. Iverson in Soil of South Aug. 625/2 I have the seed of a foreign grass (now acclimated to the South) which is never injured by our severest cold; which stands our summer's heat; which is neither injured nor retarded by heavy rains..which will graze horses, mules, cattle, sheep, goats, hogs and poultry, from November to June..I have named it ‘The Rescue Grass’ of the South. 1874 Amer. Encycl. VIII. 168/2 Under the name of rescue grass, a plant was much lauded in Europe a few years ago as something that would rescue fields from sterility. 1884 G. Vasey Agric. Grasses U.S. 106 Bromus unioloides..is said to have been introduced into Georgia by General Iverson, of Columbus, and by him called rescue grass. 1918 E. L. D. Seymour Farm Knowl. II. iv. xxvi. 250/2 Rescue grass is a short-lived perennial, behaving as an annual under cultivation, adapted to humid regions of mild winters. 1937 S. F. Armstrong Brit. Grasses (ed. 3) 187 Bromus Schraderi..Schrader's Brome-grass, Prairie-grass, or Rescue-grass is a native of South America. 2008 Fort Worth (Texas) Star-Telegram (Nexis) 23 Aug. e4 That's when you will notice winter weeds in your lawn. From the grassy-weed side, the list includes annual bluegrass, rescue grass and rye grass. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1853
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