timothy

timothy
/tim"euh thee/, n., pl. timothies.
a coarse grass, Phleum pratense, having cylindrical spikes, used as fodder.
Also, timothy grass.
[1730-40; named after Timothy Hanson, American farmer who cultivated it in the early 18th century]

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Perennial grass (Phleum pratense) of the family Poaceae (or Gramineae), native to Europe and widely cultivated as a hay and pasture grass in North America.

The stems grow in large clumps, are 1.5–3 ft (0.5–1 m) tall, and have swollen, bulblike bases. The flower clusters are long, dense, and cylindrical. Alpine, or mountain, timothy (P. alpinum) is about half as tall and occurs in wet areas from Greenland to Alaska, and at high altitudes in many other parts of North America and Europe.
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(as used in expressions)
Healy Timothy Michael
Hunt R. Timothy
O'Sullivan Timothy H.
Pickering Timothy

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plant
also called  herd's-grass (Phleum pratense) 
 perennial grass of the family Poaceae, native to Europe and widely cultivated as a hay and pasture grass in North America. The stems grow in large clumps and are 0.5 to 1 m (1.5 to 3 feet) tall, with swollen, bulblike bases. The panicles (flower clusters) are long, dense, and cylindrical.

      Alpine, or mountain, timothy (P. alpinum) is about half as tall, with short, thick panicles. It occurs in wet places from Greenland to Alaska, and at high altitudes in many other parts of North America and Europe.

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