单词 | shivery grass |
释义 | > as lemmasshivery grass shivery grass n. Australian and New Zealand the little quaking grass, Briza minor. Cf. shivering-grass at shivering adj.2 2c. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > quaking-grass Quakers1597 quaking grass1597 shakers1597 dodder-grass1617 brant-barley1633 cow-quakes1633 pearl grass1633 maidenhair grass1640 amourette1702 Lady's hair1732 quiver grass1759 quake1812 rattlesnake grass1814 totter-grass1821 silver shacklea1824 lady's tresses1842 fairy grass1846 earthquakes1851 trembling-grass1853 dadder grass1859 dithering-grass1878 totty-grass1901 shivery grass1926 1926 F. W. Hilgendorf Weeds N.Z. Index 249/1 Shivery grass. 1930 A. J. Ewart Flora of Victoria 158 B[riza] Minor L., Shivery Grass. 1936 F. Clune Roaming round Darling xiii. 114 He has a marvellous collection of native grasses, nardoo, Mitchell, neverfail, and a dozen others, including shivery. 1967 M. Morris in Coast to Coast 1965–6 126 She sat..watching the wind take shape in the patch of shivery-grass. 1986 Sunday Mail Mag. (Brisbane) 22 June 15/1 Shivery grass can be grown among annuals and is a pleasant addition to a mixed bed. < as lemmas |
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