Bent-grass

  • 91To put out to grass — Grass Grass, n. [OE. gras, gres, gers, AS, gr[ae]s, g[ae]rs; akin to OFries. gres, gers, OS., D., G., Icel., & Goth. gras, Dan. gr[ae]s, Sw. gr[aum]s, and prob. to E. green, grow. Cf. {Graze}.] 1. Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute… …

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  • 92To put to grass — Grass Grass, n. [OE. gras, gres, gers, AS, gr[ae]s, g[ae]rs; akin to OFries. gres, gers, OS., D., G., Icel., & Goth. gras, Dan. gr[ae]s, Sw. gr[aum]s, and prob. to E. green, grow. Cf. {Graze}.] 1. Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute… …

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  • 93Purple moor grass and rush pastures — is a type of Biodiversity Action Plan habitat in the UK. It occurs on poorly drained neutral and acidic soils of the lowlands and upland fringe. It is found in the South West of England, especially in Devon. The vegetation consists of species… …

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  • 94dog grass — noun European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed • Syn: ↑couch grass, ↑quackgrass, ↑quack grass, ↑quick grass, ↑witch grass, ↑witchgrass, ↑Agropyron repens …

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  • 95Purple moor-grass and rush pastures — Is a type of BAP habitat in the UK. It occurs on pooorly drained neutral and acidic soils of the lowlands and upland fringe. It is found in the South West of England, especially in Devon.The vegetation consists of species rich, semi natural… …

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  • 96moor grass — noun 1. : heath grass 2. : a coarse perennial mountain grass (Molina coerulea) of Europe that is considered a good forage grass called also flying bent 3. : a common cotton grass (Eriophorum angustifolium) of the north temperate zone 4. : a grass …

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  • 97colonial bent — noun : rhode island bent * * * colonial bent, a perennial pasture grass that has smaller and shorter red flower clusters than redtop and that grows well in cooler climates. It is used especially in eastern North America to cover golf courses and… …

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  • 98Nut grass — Nut Nut (n[u^]t), n. [OE. nute, note, AS. hnutu; akin to D. noot, G. nuss, OHG. nuz, Icel. hnot, Sw. n[ o]t, Dan. n[ o]d.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) The fruit of certain trees and shrubs (as of the almond, walnut, hickory, beech, filbert, etc.),… …

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  • 99hair grass — noun fine leaved aquatic spike rush; popular as aerator for aquariums • Syn: ↑needle spike rush, ↑needle rush, ↑slender spike rush, ↑Eleocharis acicularis • Hypernyms: ↑spike rush * * * noun …

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  • 100brown bent — a common grass, Agrostis canina, of North America, used for lawns and putting greens because its blades can be clipped very short without injury to the plant. Also called velvet bent. [1860 65; so called from its dark tufts] * * * …

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