Means grassn.

Brit.

/ˈmiːnz ɡrɑːs/,

/ˈmiːnz ɡras/, U.S.

/ˈminz ˌɡræs/

Forms: 1800s– Means grass, 1800s– Means' grass.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Means , grass n.¹

Etymology: < the name of John Hugh Means (1812–62), governor of South Carolina, 1850–2 + grass n.¹Seed of this grass was sent from Turkey to South Carolina in the 1830s, when it is said to have been planted by the future Governor Means on his plantation (compare discussion at Johnson grass n.).

U.S.

A Mediterranean fodder grass, Sorghum halepense, naturalized as a weed in the southern United States and elsewhere. Also called Johnson grass.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > non-British grasses > [noun] > North American

salt grass1704

wiregrass1751

Indian grass1765

buffalo grass1784

blue-eyed grass1785

mountain rice1790

nimble Will1816

yard-grass1822

mesquite1831

poverty-grass1832

tickle-moth1833

bunch-grass1837

naked-beard grass1848

needle grass1848

Means grass1858

toothache-grass1860

Johnson grass1873

Indian rice grass1893

nigger babies1897

St. Augustine grass1905

pinyon ricegrass1935

1858 Southern Cultivator 16 57/2 We advise all our readers who are troubled with..‘Means Grass,’..to give this plan a fair trial.

1887 W. J. Beal Grasses N. Amer. I. 171 Means' Grass... From several sources I learn that in 1835 Gov. Means obtained the seed from Turkey.

1948 L. S. Wolfe Farm Gloss. 179 Johnson Grass—Also known as Means Grass... Found in many fields, meadows and waste places.

1976 Hortus Third (L. H. Bailey Hortorium) 1061/1 Johnson grass, Aleppo g., Means-grass, [etc.]... Cult[ivated] for forage and naturalized in many parts of the U.S.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	means grass
释义	Means grassn. Brit. /ˈmiːnz ɡrɑːs/, /ˈmiːnz ɡras/, U.S. /ˈminz ˌɡræs/ Forms: 1800s– Means grass, 1800s– Means' grass. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Means , grass n.¹ Etymology: < the name of John Hugh Means (1812–62), governor of South Carolina, 1850–2 + grass n.¹Seed of this grass was sent from Turkey to South Carolina in the 1830s, when it is said to have been planted by the future Governor Means on his plantation (compare discussion at Johnson grass n.). U.S. A Mediterranean fodder grass, Sorghum halepense, naturalized as a weed in the southern United States and elsewhere. Also called Johnson grass. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > non-British grasses > [noun] > North American salt grass1704 wiregrass1751 Indian grass1765 buffalo grass1784 blue-eyed grass1785 mountain rice1790 nimble Will1816 yard-grass1822 mesquite1831 poverty-grass1832 tickle-moth1833 bunch-grass1837 naked-beard grass1848 needle grass1848 Means grass1858 toothache-grass1860 Johnson grass1873 Indian rice grass1893 nigger babies1897 St. Augustine grass1905 pinyon ricegrass1935 1858 Southern Cultivator 16 57/2 We advise all our readers who are troubled with..‘Means Grass,’..to give this plan a fair trial. 1887 W. J. Beal Grasses N. Amer. I. 171 Means' Grass... From several sources I learn that in 1835 Gov. Means obtained the seed from Turkey. 1948 L. S. Wolfe Farm Gloss. 179 Johnson Grass—Also known as Means Grass... Found in many fields, meadows and waste places. 1976 Hortus Third (L. H. Bailey Hortorium) 1061/1 Johnson grass, Aleppo g., Means-grass, [etc.]... Cult[ivated] for forage and naturalized in many parts of the U.S. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1858
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