1607 J. Norden v. 225 But if the soile were leane and light, barly would agree better in it, and a light red rush wheat.
1796 W. Withering (ed. 3) II. 173 Triticum junceum. Sea Wheat-grass. Rush Wheat.
1875 A. Smith I. 257 Triticum junceum—Sea Wheat Grass, Rush Wheat.