onion grassn.

Brit.

/ˈʌnjən ˌɡrɑːs/,

/ˈʌnjən ˌɡras/, U.S.

/ˈənjən ˌɡræs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: onion n.¹, grass n.¹

Etymology: < onion n.¹ + grass n.¹

1. U.S. = melic n.¹

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > other grasses

feather-top grass1597

hooded matweed1597

millet grass1597

spring grass1643

moor grass1749

melic1762

finger grass1767

feather-grass1776

aegilops1777

oat-grass1802

prairie grass1812

oat-grass1814

tansy mustard1856

purple moor grass1859

whorl-grass1861

Molinia1866

onion grass1868

káns1874

Turk's-head grass1882

Pangola finger-grass1947

tor grass1954

bush-grass-

1868 ‘T. Bunker’ Tim Bunker Papers 102 Last year I got a good crop, but there was a considerable black marsh and onion grass left.

1925 W. L. Jepson Man. Flowering Plants Calif. 97 M. spectabilis... Showy Onion Grass... M. bella... Onion Grass.

1951 Ecology 32 639/1 The herbaceous plants are generally sparse and scattered... Achlys triphylla (vanilla leaf) and Melica subulata (onion grass) are the most important.

1994 G. Walker in F. C. Hutner Our Vision & Values x. 193 The smell of the onion grass, the sun on your skin, a warm breeze enwrapping you,..make something quicken inside you.

†2. English regional. = onion couch n. at onion n.¹ Compounds 2. Obsolete. rare.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > weed > [noun] > wild oat

oateOE

wild oat?a1500

haver1684

Tartary oat1790

onion twitch1875

onion couch1880

onion grass1880

1880 J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names Onion Couch, Avena elatior... It is also called Onion Grass (S. Bucks.) and Onion Twitch.

3. Australian. Any of several crocus-like plants of the genus Romulea (family Iridaceae) naturalized in Australia; esp. R. rosea.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > composite flowers > other composite flowers

ox-eyea1400

starwort?a1450

Jupiter's beard1567

goldenrod1568

achillea1597

blue camomile1597

blue daisy1597

cineraria1597

hog's bean1597

jackanapes on horseback1597

sea-starwort1597

sultan flower1629

mouse-ear1696

aster1706

Canada goldenrod1731

ageratum1737

rudbeckia1751

coreopsis1753

melampodium1754

Aaron's rod1760

zinnia1761

Michaelmas daisy1767

China aster1785

New England aster1785

catananche1798

sea-aster1812

cosmea1813

cosmos1813

gazania1813

erigeron1815

gousblom1822

Christmas daisy1829

rhodanthe1834

tassel-flower1836

ligularia1839

old maid1839

mountain daisy1848

purple coneflower1848

acroclinium1852

sea ox-eye1856

thimble-weed1860

helipterum1862

treasure-flower1866

Swan River daisy1873

blanket flower1879

cone-flower1879

blue marguerite1882

Solidago1883

yellow-top1887

Gaillardia1888

gerbera1889

youth and old age1889

pussytoes1892

niggerhead1893

Transvaal daisy1899

Barberton daisy1906

onion grass1909

ursinia1928

Cupid's dart1930

Livingstone daisy1932

1909 A. J. Ewart Weeds 58 Romulea cruceata, the Guildford or Onion grass.

1949 Bulletin (Sydney) 12 Oct. 13/4 In Suburbia..what we used to call ‘pudding-grass’ or onion-grass is generally called nut-grass.

1969 G. Johnston Clean Straw for Nothing (1971) 223 In short pants lying on the ground nibbling at onion-grass.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	onion grass
释义	onion grassn. Brit. /ˈʌnjən ˌɡrɑːs/, /ˈʌnjən ˌɡras/, U.S. /ˈənjən ˌɡræs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: onion n.¹, grass n.¹ Etymology: < onion n.¹ + grass n.¹ 1. U.S. = melic n.¹ ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > other grasses feather-top grass1597 hooded matweed1597 millet grass1597 spring grass1643 moor grass1749 melic1762 finger grass1767 feather-grass1776 aegilops1777 oat-grass1802 prairie grass1812 oat-grass1814 tansy mustard1856 purple moor grass1859 whorl-grass1861 Molinia1866 onion grass1868 káns1874 Turk's-head grass1882 Pangola finger-grass1947 tor grass1954 bush-grass- 1868 ‘T. Bunker’ Tim Bunker Papers 102 Last year I got a good crop, but there was a considerable black marsh and onion grass left. 1925 W. L. Jepson Man. Flowering Plants Calif. 97 M. spectabilis... Showy Onion Grass... M. bella... Onion Grass. 1951 Ecology 32 639/1 The herbaceous plants are generally sparse and scattered... Achlys triphylla (vanilla leaf) and Melica subulata (onion grass) are the most important. 1994 G. Walker in F. C. Hutner Our Vision & Values x. 193 The smell of the onion grass, the sun on your skin, a warm breeze enwrapping you,..make something quicken inside you. †2. English regional. = onion couch n. at onion n.¹ Compounds 2. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > weed > [noun] > wild oat oateOE wild oat?a1500 haver1684 Tartary oat1790 onion twitch1875 onion couch1880 onion grass1880 1880 J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names Onion Couch, Avena elatior... It is also called Onion Grass (S. Bucks.) and Onion Twitch. 3. Australian. Any of several crocus-like plants of the genus Romulea (family Iridaceae) naturalized in Australia; esp. R. rosea. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > composite flowers > other composite flowers ox-eyea1400 starwort?a1450 Jupiter's beard1567 goldenrod1568 achillea1597 blue camomile1597 blue daisy1597 cineraria1597 hog's bean1597 jackanapes on horseback1597 sea-starwort1597 sultan flower1629 mouse-ear1696 aster1706 Canada goldenrod1731 ageratum1737 rudbeckia1751 coreopsis1753 melampodium1754 Aaron's rod1760 zinnia1761 Michaelmas daisy1767 China aster1785 New England aster1785 catananche1798 sea-aster1812 cosmea1813 cosmos1813 gazania1813 erigeron1815 gousblom1822 Christmas daisy1829 rhodanthe1834 tassel-flower1836 ligularia1839 old maid1839 mountain daisy1848 purple coneflower1848 acroclinium1852 sea ox-eye1856 thimble-weed1860 helipterum1862 treasure-flower1866 Swan River daisy1873 blanket flower1879 cone-flower1879 blue marguerite1882 Solidago1883 yellow-top1887 Gaillardia1888 gerbera1889 youth and old age1889 pussytoes1892 niggerhead1893 Transvaal daisy1899 Barberton daisy1906 onion grass1909 ursinia1928 Cupid's dart1930 Livingstone daisy1932 1909 A. J. Ewart Weeds 58 Romulea cruceata, the Guildford or Onion grass. 1949 Bulletin (Sydney) 12 Oct. 13/4 In Suburbia..what we used to call ‘pudding-grass’ or onion-grass is generally called nut-grass. 1969 G. Johnston Clean Straw for Nothing (1971) 223 In short pants lying on the ground nibbling at onion-grass. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1868
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