| 单词 | dog's-tail grass |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdog's-tail grass 1. More fully dog's-tail grass. A grass of the genus Cynosurus; esp. C. cristatus, having flattened panicles with the flowers pointing in the same direction, so resembling the hairs on a dog's tail. Also with distinguishing word. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > dog's-tail grass dog's tail1753 dog grassa1825 traneen1837 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Cynosurus, dog's-tail, in botany, a kind of grass. 1759 B. Stillingfleet in London Mag. Apr. 183/1 Crested dog-tail grass. This grass I imagine is proper for parks. I have known one where this abounds that is famous for excellent venison. 1799 J. Robertson Gen. View Agric. Perth 208 Smooth stalked meadow-grass..and the crested dog-tail..are well adapted for dry pasture. 1807 A. Young Gen. View Agric. Essex I. i. 9 To harrow in grasses again in August..mixing..crested dogstail, &c. 1863 M. Plues Rambles in Search of Wild Flowers 322 The Rough Dog's-tail (C. echinatus), has a compound spike. 1934 A. Arber Gramineae ix. 186 In Goldentop, however, the tendency to reduced fertility is stronger than in Dog's-tail-grass. 1961 R. W. Butcher New Illustr. Brit. Flora II. 957 The crested dogstail..is a very common plant in grassland throughout the British Isles. 1997 Daily Tel. 3 June 25/4 The grass for the lawn is a mixture of bent grasses, smooth-stalked meadow grass, rye grass and dog's-tail. < as lemmas |
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