wiregrassn.

Brit.

/ˈwʌɪəɡrɑːs/,

/ˈwʌɪəɡras/, U.S.

/ˈwaɪ(ə)rˌɡræs/

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

Etymology: < wire n.¹ + grass n.¹

Any of numerous grasses or grass-like plants having wiry stems; esp. (North American) (a) the blue grass Poa compressa (now rare); (b) any of various grasses of the genus Aristida.

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

meadow grass1597

silver grass1600

lovegrass1702

spear-grass1747

bluegrass1751

wiregrass1751

poa1753

poa grass1759

Suffolk grass1759

fowl-meadow-grass1774

penguin grass1776

mead grass1778

June grass1840

weeping Polly1880

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > non-British grasses > [noun] > names applied to various non-British grasses

wiregrass1751

tussock1832

tussock-grass1842

miscanthus1882

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

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

silver grass1600

buffalo grass1784

cane grass1827

porcupine grass1842

tussock-grass1842

spinifex1846

spear-grass1847

rice grass1848

sugar-grass1862

blue star grass1876

wiregrass1883

windmill-grass1889

danthonia1918

Wimmera rye-grass1920

niggerhead1923

1751 J. Eliot Contin. Ess. Field-husbandry in New Eng. 18 The Land that you would Improve this way, must be intirely free from Blue Grass, called by some Dutch Grass, or Wire Grass.

1774 E. Long Hist. Jamaica I. ii. iii. 453 I have even observed them to be fond of the common savannah, or wire grass, when thoroughly dried in the sun.

1790 W. Bligh Narr. Mutiny on Bounty 48 In the hollow of the land there grew some wire grass.

1841 Farmers' Reg. 31 Aug. 454/1 I mentioned that our blue grass (poa compressa..) is often called ‘wire grass’ in this district.

1864 A. H. R. Grisebach Flora Brit. W. Indian Islands 789 Wire-grass, Paspalum filiforme.

1883 E. M. Curr Recoll. Squatting Victoria viii. 81 The wire-grass, however, largely predominating over the kangaroo grass.

1903 Homestead (Des Moines, Iowa) 30 July 23/2 The grass..is wire grass (Poa compressa), or English blue grass... It is indigenous to Europe and has long been naturalized in sections of the country.

1948 R. J. Pool Marching with Grasses xi. 139 The Wire Grasses, Aristida purpurea, and A. longiseta..are also commonly seen in the short-grass, the tall-grass, or desert portions of our great American grasslands.

2000 Land & Water Sept. 58/3 Wet savannas in northern Florida are typically dominated by wiregrass (Aristida stricta), a keystone species which serves as the major fuel source for fires.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wiregrass
释义	wiregrassn. Brit. /ˈwʌɪəɡrɑːs/, /ˈwʌɪəɡras/, U.S. /ˈwaɪ(ə)rˌɡræs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: wire n.¹, grass n.¹ Etymology: < wire n.¹ + grass n.¹ Any of numerous grasses or grass-like plants having wiry stems; esp. (North American) (a) the blue grass Poa compressa (now rare); (b) any of various grasses of the genus Aristida. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > meadow grass meadow grass1597 silver grass1600 lovegrass1702 spear-grass1747 bluegrass1751 wiregrass1751 poa1753 poa grass1759 Suffolk grass1759 fowl-meadow-grass1774 penguin grass1776 mead grass1778 June grass1840 weeping Polly1880 the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > non-British grasses > [noun] > names applied to various non-British grasses wiregrass1751 tussock1832 tussock-grass1842 miscanthus1882 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 the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > non-British grasses > [noun] > Australian grasses silver grass1600 buffalo grass1784 cane grass1827 porcupine grass1842 tussock-grass1842 spinifex1846 spear-grass1847 rice grass1848 sugar-grass1862 blue star grass1876 wiregrass1883 windmill-grass1889 danthonia1918 Wimmera rye-grass1920 niggerhead1923 1751 J. Eliot Contin. Ess. Field-husbandry in New Eng. 18 The Land that you would Improve this way, must be intirely free from Blue Grass, called by some Dutch Grass, or Wire Grass. 1774 E. Long Hist. Jamaica I. ii. iii. 453 I have even observed them to be fond of the common savannah, or wire grass, when thoroughly dried in the sun. 1790 W. Bligh Narr. Mutiny on Bounty 48 In the hollow of the land there grew some wire grass. 1841 Farmers' Reg. 31 Aug. 454/1 I mentioned that our blue grass (poa compressa..) is often called ‘wire grass’ in this district. 1864 A. H. R. Grisebach Flora Brit. W. Indian Islands 789 Wire-grass, Paspalum filiforme. 1883 E. M. Curr Recoll. Squatting Victoria viii. 81 The wire-grass, however, largely predominating over the kangaroo grass. 1903 Homestead (Des Moines, Iowa) 30 July 23/2 The grass..is wire grass (Poa compressa), or English blue grass... It is indigenous to Europe and has long been naturalized in sections of the country. 1948 R. J. Pool Marching with Grasses xi. 139 The Wire Grasses, Aristida purpurea, and A. longiseta..are also commonly seen in the short-grass, the tall-grass, or desert portions of our great American grasslands. 2000 Land & Water Sept. 58/3 Wet savannas in northern Florida are typically dominated by wiregrass (Aristida stricta), a keystone species which serves as the major fuel source for fires. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1751
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