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a grass, Bromus unioloides (or B. catharticus), of tropical America, having clusters of flattened spikelets, grown for forage.[1880-85, Amer.; rescue, perh. alter. of FESCUE]
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rescue grass
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Rescue grass — Rescue Res cue (r[e^]s k[ u]), n. [From {Rescue}, v.; cf. {Rescous}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of rescuing; deliverance from restraint, violence, or danger; liberation. [1913 Webster] Spur to the rescue of the noble Talbot. Shak. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rescue-grass — /resˈkū gräs/ noun A S American brome grass, Bromus catharticus ORIGIN: Origin unknown … Useful english dictionary
rescue grass — ˈre(ˌ)skyü noun or rescue brome Etymology: probably alteration of fescue grass : a tall American bromegrass (Bromus catharticus) that somewhat resembles chess and is cultivated for hay and forage in the southern United States and other mild… … Useful english dictionary
rescue grass — paprastoji ragažolė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos pašarinis augalas (Ceratochloa cathartica), paplitęs Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Ceratochloa cathartica angl. prairie grass; rescue grass; Schrader s bromegrass vok … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
Rescue — Res cue (r[e^]s k[ u]), n. [From {Rescue}, v.; cf. {Rescous}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of rescuing; deliverance from restraint, violence, or danger; liberation. [1913 Webster] Spur to the rescue of the noble Talbot. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rescue brome — noun see rescue grass … Useful english dictionary
Grass for His Pillow — infobox Book | name = Grass for His Pillow title orig = translator = image caption = author = Lian Hearn illustrator = cover artist = country = Australia language = English series = Tales of the Otori genre = Fantasy novel publisher = Hodder… … Wikipedia
prairie grass — noun handsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning pale bronze in autumn • Syn: ↑broom beard grass, ↑wire grass, ↑Andropogon scoparius, ↑Schizachyrium scoparium • Hypernyms: ↑broom grass * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
prairie grass — paprastoji ragažolė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos pašarinis augalas (Ceratochloa cathartica), paplitęs Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Ceratochloa cathartica angl. prairie grass; rescue grass; Schrader s bromegrass vok … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
arctic grass — noun : rescue grass … Useful english dictionary
