steekgrasn.

Brit.

/ˈstiːkɡrɑːs/,

/ˈstiːkɡras/, U.S.

/ˈstikˌɡræs/, South African English

/ˈstɪəkxrʌs/

Forms: 1800s– steekgras, 1800s– steekgrass.

Origin: A borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymon: Afrikaans steekgras.

Etymology: < Afrikaans steekgras < South African Dutch steekgras (1846 or earlier) < steek- , combining form of steken to stick, prick, to get stuck (see steek v.²) + gras grass n.¹ Compare earlier stickgrass n.In form steekgrass with remodelling of the second element after grass n.¹

South African.

Any of several grasses, esp. of the genus Aristida (family Poaceae), having sharp, stiff awns which cling to wool or fabric and may penetrate the skin.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > non-British grasses > [noun] > African

sour grass1801

tambouki grass1837

stickgrass1838

pypgrass1854

Bushman grass1857

twa-grass1857

tambotie grass1866

rooigras1875

steekgras1890

Napier grass1920

1890 Economist Monthly Trade Suppl. 13 Dec. 10/1 This year, for the first time in the Western Province, steekgras has found its way into the wool, with the very natural result that the wool has become quite unsaleable.

1893 W. Spilhaus in J. Noble Illustr. Official Handbk. Cape & S. Afr. xiv. 314 A year or two ago the Colony was troubled with a particularly obnoxious seed, that of the ‘steekgrass’ (Andropogon contortus..and Aristida congesta).

1896 R. Wallace Farming Industries Cape Colony v. 99 ‘Steekgrass’ is the colonial name applied to a number of species..having long sharp awns attached to their seeds.

1913 C. Pettman Africanderisms 474 Andropogon contortus..is also a steekgras, but it is not the common one.

1954 D. D'Ewes Mydorp vii. 57 The seeds of the steekgras struck in our stockings and bored relentlessly through to prick the skin.

1987 J. Munday Grasses, Grains & Conservation 32 Steekgras, any species of Aristida.

2010 Herald (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 5 Nov. Ravines covered in steekgras, thick and vigorous but still khaki in this early spring, cut back to the left and right of us.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	steekgras
释义	steekgrasn. Brit. /ˈstiːkɡrɑːs/, /ˈstiːkɡras/, U.S. /ˈstikˌɡræs/, South African English /ˈstɪəkxrʌs/ Forms: 1800s– steekgras, 1800s– steekgrass. Origin: A borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymon: Afrikaans steekgras. Etymology: < Afrikaans steekgras < South African Dutch steekgras (1846 or earlier) < steek- , combining form of steken to stick, prick, to get stuck (see steek v.²) + gras grass n.¹ Compare earlier stickgrass n.In form steekgrass with remodelling of the second element after grass n.¹ South African. Any of several grasses, esp. of the genus Aristida (family Poaceae), having sharp, stiff awns which cling to wool or fabric and may penetrate the skin. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > non-British grasses > [noun] > African sour grass1801 tambouki grass1837 stickgrass1838 pypgrass1854 Bushman grass1857 twa-grass1857 tambotie grass1866 rooigras1875 steekgras1890 Napier grass1920 1890 Economist Monthly Trade Suppl. 13 Dec. 10/1 This year, for the first time in the Western Province, steekgras has found its way into the wool, with the very natural result that the wool has become quite unsaleable. 1893 W. Spilhaus in J. Noble Illustr. Official Handbk. Cape & S. Afr. xiv. 314 A year or two ago the Colony was troubled with a particularly obnoxious seed, that of the ‘steekgrass’ (Andropogon contortus..and Aristida congesta). 1896 R. Wallace Farming Industries Cape Colony v. 99 ‘Steekgrass’ is the colonial name applied to a number of species..having long sharp awns attached to their seeds. 1913 C. Pettman Africanderisms 474 Andropogon contortus..is also a steekgras, but it is not the common one. 1954 D. D'Ewes Mydorp vii. 57 The seeds of the steekgras struck in our stockings and bored relentlessly through to prick the skin. 1987 J. Munday Grasses, Grains & Conservation 32 Steekgras, any species of Aristida. 2010 Herald (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 5 Nov. Ravines covered in steekgras, thick and vigorous but still khaki in this early spring, cut back to the left and right of us. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1890
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