black grassn.

Brit.

/ˌblak ˈɡrɑːs/,

/ˌblak ˈɡras/, U.S.

/ˈblæk ˈɡræs/

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

Etymology: < black adj. + grass n.¹

1. Any of several kinds of foxtail grass which grow as weeds of cultivated land; esp. slender foxtail, Alopecurus myosuroides (formerly called A. agrestis), which can cause serious yield loss in cereal crops.

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foxtail1552

foxtail-grass1597

mousetail grass1696

black grass1733

bottle grass1813

float-fox-tails1816

1733 W. Ellis Chiltern & Vale Farming xxxvi. 287 The time of sowing it is in March and April, after the manner of the Trefoyl or Black Grass.

1777 W. Curtis Flora Londinensis I. Pl. 31 Alopecurus Geniculatus... The Farmer..distinguishes it by the name of Black Grass. [Note] The Farmer also distinguishes the Alopecurus agrestis..by the name of Black Grass.

1840 Farming at Scoreby in Husbandry (Libr. Useful Knowl.) III. 6 ‘The black grass’..is a very noxious weed.

1861 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 22 22 From Italian rye-grass the brome-grasses and black grass are still more difficult to separate, as both the genuine and spurious seeds are awned.

1936 Times 13 Apr. 15/2 The grassy types of weed, such as couch, wild oat, and slender foxtail (black grass) are not unfortunately killed by such acid spraying.

1958 H. G. Sanders Outl. Brit. Crop Husbandry (ed. 3) 5 The common infestation of heavy land with slender foxtail (commonly called black grass) may be mentioned.

2000 Farmers Weekly 18 Feb. 50/2 You won't be able to grow wheat if you do not control blackgrass.

2. Chiefly North American. A kind of rush, Juncus gerardii, found in salt marshes in North America and parts of Europe, formerly cut and dried for use as animal fodder.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > reedy or aquatic grasses > [noun] > rush and related plants

rusheOE

sharp rushc1050

seave14..

junk?a1425

candle-rushc1440

rush1562

sea-rush1562

camel's-straw1578

mat-rush1578

sprot1595

frog grass1597

matweed1597

rush grass1597

sprata1600

spart1614

bumble1633

toad-grass1640

moss-rush1670

thresha1689

spreta1700

bog rush1760

black grassa1763

goose-corn1762

toad-rush1776

wood-rush1776

stool-bent1777

scrub-grass1811

beak-rush1830

salt-weed1836

wiwi1840

thread rush1861

three-leaved rush1861

kill-cow1898

a1763 J. Eliot Let. in J. Mills New Syst. Pract. Husbandry (1763) III. iii. 417 The colour of this grass is a very deep green, which renders it so conspicuously different from every other kind, that it is universally known by the name of black grass.

1782 J. H. St. J. de Crèvecoeur Lett. from Amer. Farmer vi. 159 The best mowing grounds in the island, yielding four tons of black grass per acre.

1841 Farmers' Reg. 28 Feb. 126/2 The black grass (juncus bulbosus) grows principally where the water is freshened by streams from the uplands.

1857 C. L. Flint Pract. Treat. Grasses & Forage Plants 102 The most prominent and valuable of these plants is the Black Grass, (juncus bulbosus, var. gerardi,) an inhabitant of salt marshes.

1916 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 55 481 Then come the extensive areas of the black grass, Juncus Gerardi, upon which the economic value of the marsh depends.

2007 W. Burt Marshes i. 19 There were..other fetching salt-marsh plants: black grass, Juncus gerardi, heavier and darker than the patens, splotching the meadow like cloud shadows.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	black grass
释义	black grassn. Brit. /ˌblak ˈɡrɑːs/, /ˌblak ˈɡras/, U.S. /ˈblæk ˈɡræs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: black adj., grass n.¹ Etymology: < black adj. + grass n.¹ 1. Any of several kinds of foxtail grass which grow as weeds of cultivated land; esp. slender foxtail, Alopecurus myosuroides (formerly called A. agrestis), which can cause serious yield loss in cereal crops. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > foxtail grass foxtail1552 foxtail-grass1597 mousetail grass1696 black grass1733 bottle grass1813 float-fox-tails1816 1733 W. Ellis Chiltern & Vale Farming xxxvi. 287 The time of sowing it is in March and April, after the manner of the Trefoyl or Black Grass. 1777 W. Curtis Flora Londinensis I. Pl. 31 Alopecurus Geniculatus... The Farmer..distinguishes it by the name of Black Grass. [Note] The Farmer also distinguishes the Alopecurus agrestis..by the name of Black Grass. 1840 Farming at Scoreby in Husbandry (Libr. Useful Knowl.) III. 6 ‘The black grass’..is a very noxious weed. 1861 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 22 22 From Italian rye-grass the brome-grasses and black grass are still more difficult to separate, as both the genuine and spurious seeds are awned. 1936 Times 13 Apr. 15/2 The grassy types of weed, such as couch, wild oat, and slender foxtail (black grass) are not unfortunately killed by such acid spraying. 1958 H. G. Sanders Outl. Brit. Crop Husbandry (ed. 3) 5 The common infestation of heavy land with slender foxtail (commonly called black grass) may be mentioned. 2000 Farmers Weekly 18 Feb. 50/2 You won't be able to grow wheat if you do not control blackgrass. 2. Chiefly North American. A kind of rush, Juncus gerardii, found in salt marshes in North America and parts of Europe, formerly cut and dried for use as animal fodder. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > reedy or aquatic grasses > [noun] > rush and related plants rusheOE sharp rushc1050 seave14.. junk?a1425 candle-rushc1440 rush1562 sea-rush1562 camel's-straw1578 mat-rush1578 sprot1595 frog grass1597 matweed1597 rush grass1597 sprata1600 spart1614 bumble1633 toad-grass1640 moss-rush1670 thresha1689 spreta1700 bog rush1760 black grassa1763 goose-corn1762 toad-rush1776 wood-rush1776 stool-bent1777 scrub-grass1811 beak-rush1830 salt-weed1836 wiwi1840 thread rush1861 three-leaved rush1861 kill-cow1898 a1763 J. Eliot Let. in J. Mills New Syst. Pract. Husbandry (1763) III. iii. 417 The colour of this grass is a very deep green, which renders it so conspicuously different from every other kind, that it is universally known by the name of black grass. 1782 J. H. St. J. de Crèvecoeur Lett. from Amer. Farmer vi. 159 The best mowing grounds in the island, yielding four tons of black grass per acre. 1841 Farmers' Reg. 28 Feb. 126/2 The black grass (juncus bulbosus) grows principally where the water is freshened by streams from the uplands. 1857 C. L. Flint Pract. Treat. Grasses & Forage Plants 102 The most prominent and valuable of these plants is the Black Grass, (juncus bulbosus, var. gerardi,) an inhabitant of salt marshes. 1916 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 55 481 Then come the extensive areas of the black grass, Juncus Gerardi, upon which the economic value of the marsh depends. 2007 W. Burt Marshes i. 19 There were..other fetching salt-marsh plants: black grass, Juncus gerardi, heavier and darker than the patens, splotching the meadow like cloud shadows. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1733
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