quitch grass
Webster Dictionary
a perennial grass (Agropyrum repens) having long running rootstalks, by which it spreads rapidly and pertinaciously, and so becomes a troublesome weed. Also called couch grass, quick grass, quick grass, twitch grass. See Illustration in Appendix
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poa
Webster Dictionary
a genus of grass.., including a great number of species, as the kinds called meadow grass, Kentucky blue grass, June grass, and spear grass (which see)
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timothy grass
Webster Dictionary
a kind of grass (Phleum pratense) with long cylindrical spikes; -- called also herd's grass, in England, cat's-tail grass, and meadow cat's-tail grass. It is much prized for fodder. See Illustration in Appendix
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darnel
Webster Dictionary
any grass of the genus Lolium, esp. the Lolium temulentum (bearded darnel), the grains of which have been reputed poisonous. Other species, as Lolium perenne (rye grass or ray grass.. and its variety L. Italicum (Italian rye grass.. are highly esteemed for pasture and for making hay
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ramie
Webster Dictionary
the grass-cloth plant (B/hmeria nivea); also, its fiber, which is very fine and exceedingly strong; -- called also China grass, and rhea. See Grass-cloth plant, under Grass
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gama grass
Webster Dictionary
a species of grass (Tripsacum dactyloides) tall, stout, and exceedingly productive; cultivated in the West Indies, Mexico, and the Southern States of North America as a forage grass; -- called also sesame grass
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redtop
Webster Dictionary
a kind of grass (Agrostis vulgaris) highly valued in the United States for pasturage and hay for cattle; -- called also English grass, and in some localities herd's grass. See Illustration in Appendix. The tall redtop is Triodia seslerioides
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bermuda grass
Webster Dictionary
a kind of grass (Cynodon Dactylon) esteemed for pasture in the Southern United States. It is a native of Southern Europe, but is now wide-spread in warm countries; -- called also scutch grass, and in Bermuda, devil grass
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grama
(ˈgrɑ mə)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
any of various New World grass.. of the genus Bouteloua, used as a pasture grass. Also called grama grass.
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johnson grass
Webster Dictionary
a tall perennial grass (Sorghum Halepense), valuable in the Southern and Western States for pasture and hay. The rootstocks are large and juicy and are eagerly sought by swine. Called also Cuba grass, Means grass, Evergreen millet, and Arabian millet
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ray grass
Webster Dictionary
a perennial European grass (Lolium perenne); -- called also rye grass, and red darnel. See Darnel, and Grass
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grass
(æs, grɑs)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to produce grass; become covered with grass.
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scutch grass
Webster Dictionary
a kind of pasture grass (Cynodon Dactylon). See Bermuda grass: also Illustration in Appendix
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fiorin
Webster Dictionary
a species of creeping bent grass (Agrostis alba); -- called also fiorin grass
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meadow
Webster Dictionary
a tract of low or level land producing grass which is mown for hay; any field on which grass is grown for hay
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drake
Webster Dictionary
wild oats, brome grass, or darnel grass; -- called also drawk, dravick, and drank
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blue grass
Webster Dictionary
a species of grass (Poa compressa) with bluish green stems, valuable in thin gravelly soils; wire grass
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bent
Webster Dictionary
a reedlike grass; a stalk of stiff, coarse grass
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grassy
Webster Dictionary
covered with grass; abounding with grass; as, a grassy lawn
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grass
Webster Dictionary
to bring to the grass or ground; to land; as, to grass.. fish
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dog's-tail grass
Webster Dictionary
a hardy species of British grass (Cynosurus cristatus) which abounds in grass lands, and is well suited for making straw plait; -- called also goldseed
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grass-grown
Webster Dictionary
overgrown with grass; as, a grass-grown road
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ribwort
Webster Dictionary
a species of plantain (Plantago lanceolata) with long, narrow, ribbed leaves; -- called also rib grass, ripple grass, ribwort plantain
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pasture
Webster Dictionary
to feed, esp. to feed on growing grass; to supply grass as food for; as, the farmer pastures fifty oxen; the land will pasture forty cows
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teosinte
Webster Dictionary
a large grass (Euchlaena luxurians) closely related to maize. It is native of Mexico and Central America, but is now cultivated for fodder in the Southern United States and in many warm countries. Called also Guatemala grass
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mow
Webster Dictionary
to cut grass, etc., with a scythe, or with a machine; to cut grass for hay
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roosa oil
Webster Dictionary
the East Indian name for grass oil. See under Grass
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panic
Webster Dictionary
a plant of the genus Panicum; panic grass; also, the edible grain of some species of panic grass
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marram
Webster Dictionary
a coarse grass found on sandy beaches (Ammophila arundinacea). See Beach grass, under Beach
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genus chloris
(Chloris, genus Chloris)
Princeton's WordNet
tufted or perennial or annual grass.. having runners: finger grass; windmill grass
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