holcusn.

/ˈhɒlkəs/

Etymology: modern Latin ( C. Linnæus Hortus Cliffortianus (1738) 468), < Greek ὁλκός a kind of grass.

Botany.

A plant of a genus of annual or perennial grasses so called, native to Europe, Africa, and south-west Asia.

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holcus1771

white grass1780

hose-grass1811

whin-wrack1853

velvet-grass1856

Yorkshire fog1874

1771 P. Miller Abridgem. of Gardeners Dict. (ed. 6) at Holcus ..Holcus with hairy chaff, and bearded seeds.

1771 P. Miller Abridgem. of Gardeners Dict. (ed. 6) at Holcus Holcus with smooth husks.

1806 J. Barrow Voy. Cochinchina 392 All the houses were enclosed by a fence made of strong reeds, of the straw of holcus, or twigs of wood.

1859 R. F. Burton Lake Regions Central Afr. in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 29 365 Upon journeys the African boils his holcus unhusked in an earthen basin.

1915 Standard Cycl. Hort. III. 1496/2 The name Holcus was accepted by some botanists.

1947 J. G. Dickson Dis. Field Crops ix. 169 The holcus spot is characterized by tan red-bordered round to elliptical lesions on the leaves.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	holcus
释义	holcusn. /ˈhɒlkəs/ Etymology: modern Latin ( C. Linnæus Hortus Cliffortianus (1738) 468), < Greek ὁλκός a kind of grass. Botany. A plant of a genus of annual or perennial grasses so called, native to Europe, Africa, and south-west Asia. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > holcus grasses holcus1771 white grass1780 hose-grass1811 whin-wrack1853 velvet-grass1856 Yorkshire fog1874 1771 P. Miller Abridgem. of Gardeners Dict. (ed. 6) at Holcus ..Holcus with hairy chaff, and bearded seeds. 1771 P. Miller Abridgem. of Gardeners Dict. (ed. 6) at Holcus Holcus with smooth husks. 1806 J. Barrow Voy. Cochinchina 392 All the houses were enclosed by a fence made of strong reeds, of the straw of holcus, or twigs of wood. 1859 R. F. Burton Lake Regions Central Afr. in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 29 365 Upon journeys the African boils his holcus unhusked in an earthen basin. 1915 Standard Cycl. Hort. III. 1496/2 The name Holcus was accepted by some botanists. 1947 J. G. Dickson Dis. Field Crops ix. 169 The holcus spot is characterized by tan red-bordered round to elliptical lesions on the leaves. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1771
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