英语词汇“grass”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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grass: grassed, grasses, grassing, grassless, grasslike, grassy, supergrass+/grassy: grassier, grassiest/supergrass: supergrasses

USAGE EXAMPLES

After the vigor of dry pot, the desserts are tranquilizing: purple slabs of grass jelly; rice balls mired in rice wine.

New York Times(Dec 01, 2016)

ON THE GRASS: The Huskies will play their first game of the year on natural grass.

Seattle Times(Dec 01, 2016)

And then there’s the grave of the family of Robert Fuller, a burnished bronze marker set in the lush grass.

Washington Times(Dec 01, 2016)

1n narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay

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beach grass

tough grasses with strong roots that can grow on exposed sandy shores

bunch grass, bunchgrass

any of various grasses of many genera that grow in tufts or clumps rather than forming a sod or mat; chiefly of western United States

midgrass

any of various grasses of moderate height which covered the undisturbed prairie in the United States; includes most of the forage grasses of the temperate zone

short-grass, shortgrass

any of various grasses that are short and can tolerate drought conditions; common on the dry upland plains just east of the Rocky Mountains

sword grass

any of various grasses or sedges having sword-shaped leaves with sharp edges

tall-grass, tallgrass

any of various grasses that are tall and that flourish with abundant moisture

lemon grass, lemongrass

a tropical grass native to India and Sri Lanka

Aegilops triuncalis, goat grass

European grass naturalized as a weed in North America; sharp-pointed seeds cause injury when eaten by livestock

wheat-grass, wheatgrass

a grass of the genus Agropyron

bent, bent grass, bent-grass

grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens

broom grass

any of several grasses of the genus Andropogon; used in broom making

Arrhenatherum elatius, French rye, evergreen grass, false oat, tall meadow grass, tall oat grass

coarse perennial Eurasian grass resembling oat; found on roadside verges and rough grassland and in hay meadows; introduced in North America for forage

brome, bromegrass

any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions

grama, grama grass, gramma, gramma grass

pasture grass of plains of South America and western North America

Buchloe dactyloides, buffalo grass

short grass growing on dry plains of central United States (where buffalo roam)

reed grass

any of various tall perennial grasses of the genus Calamagrostis having feathery plumes; natives of marshland fens and wet woodlands of temperate northern hemisphere

bur grass, burgrass

a grass of the genus Cenchrus

Cenchrus tribuloides, field sandbur, sandbur, sandspur

grass of the eastern United States and tropical America having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs

finger grass

any grass of the genus Chloris; occurs in short grassland especially on waste ground or poor soils

Cortaderia selloana, pampas grass

tall perennial grass of pampas of South America having silvery plumes and growing in large dense clumps

Arundo richardii, Cortaderia richardii, plumed tussock, toe toe, toetoe

tall grass of New Zealand grown for plumelike flower heads

Bahama grass, Bermuda grass, Cynodon dactylon, devil grass, doob, kweek, scutch grass, star grass

trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India

Cynodon plectostachyum, giant star grass

perennial grass having stems 3 to 4 feet high; used especially in Africa and India for pasture and hay

Dactylis glomerata, cocksfoot, cockspur, orchard grass

widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass

crab grass, crabgrass, finger grass

grasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in lawns

lyme grass

a grass of the genus Elymus

wild rye

any of several grasses of the genus Elymus

bay grass, love grass

any of various grasses of the genus Eragrostis; specially useful for forage and for the prevention of erosion

plume grass

a reedlike grass of the genus Erianthus having large plumes

Festuca elatior, fescue, fescue grass, meadow fescue

grass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawns

Festuca ovina, sheep fescue, sheep's fescue

cultivated for sheep pasturage in upland regions or used as a lawn grass

silver grass

of Australia and New Zealand

Holcus lanatus, Yorkshire fog, velvet grass

tall European perennial grass having a velvety stem; naturalized in United States and used for forage

Holcus mollis, creeping soft grass

European perennial grass with soft velvety foliage

rye grass, ryegrass

any of several annual or perennial Eurasian grasses

Muhlenbergia schreberi, nimble Will, nimblewill

slender branching American grass of some value for grazing in central United States

Paspalum dilatatum, dallis grass, dallisgrass, paspalum

tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States

Bahia grass, Paspalum notatum

perennial tropical American grass used as pasture grass in arid areas of the Gulf States

Paspalum distichum, knotgrass

low-growing weedy grass with spikelets along the leaf stems

Pennisetum ruppelii, Pennisetum setaceum, fountain grass

tall perennial ornamental grass with long nodding flower plumes of tropical Africa and Asia

Pennistum villosum, feathertop, feathertop grass

northeastern tropical African plant having feathery panicles

Phalaris arundinacea, gardener's garters, lady's laces, reed canary grass, ribbon grass

perennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad leaves; Europe and North America

Phalaris canariensis, birdseed grass, canary grass

Canary Islands grass; seeds used as feed for caged birds

Harding grass, Phalaris aquatica, Phalaris tuberosa, hardinggrass, toowomba canary grass

perennial grass of Australia and South Africa; introduced in North America as forage grass

Phleum pratense, herd's grass, timothy

grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay

blue grass, bluegrass

any of various grasses of the genus Poa

meadow grass, meadowgrass

any of various grasses that thrive in the presence of abundant moisture

Saccharum bengalense, Saccharum munja, munj, munja

tough Asiatic grass whose culms are used for ropes and baskets

Andropogon furcatus, Andropogon gerardii, blue stem, bluestem

tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in the United States

cord grass, cordgrass

any of several perennial grasses of the genus Spartina; some important as coastal soil binders

drop-seed, dropseed

a grass of the genus Sporobolus

rush grass, rush-grass

grass having wiry stems and sheathed panicles

St. Augustine grass, Stenotaphrum secundatum, buffalo grass

low mat-forming grass of southern United States and tropical America; grown as a lawn grass

cereal, cereal grass

grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet

zoysia

any of several creeping grasses of the genus Zoysia

Agropyron cristatum, crested wheat grass, crested wheatgrass, fairway crested wheat grass

Eurasian grass grown in United States great plains area for forage and erosion control

Agropyron repens, couch grass, dog grass, quack grass, quackgrass, quick grass, witch grass, witchgrass

European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed

Agropyron subsecundum, bearded wheatgrass

a wheatgrass with straight terminal awns on the flowering glumes

Agropyron smithii, bluestem wheatgrass, western wheatgrass

valuable forage grass of western United States

Agropyron intermedium, Elymus hispidus, intermediate wheatgrass

Asiatic grass introduced into United States rangelands for pasture and fodder

Agropyron pauciflorum, Agropyron trachycaulum, Elymus trachycaulos, slender wheatgrass

North American grass cultivated in western United States as excellent forage crop

Agrostis canina, Rhode Island bent, brown bent, dog bent, velvet bent, velvet bent grass

common grass with slender stems and narrow leaves

Agrostis nebulosa, cloud grass

Spanish grass with light feathery panicles grown for dried bouquets

Agrostis palustris, creeping bent, creeping bentgrass

common pasture or lawn grass spread by long runners

foxtail, foxtail grass

grasses of the genera Alopecurus and Setaria having dense silky or bristly brushlike flowering spikes

Andropogon virginicus, broom sedge

tall tufted grass of southeastern United States

oat

annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats')

Bromus inermis, awnless bromegrass

drought-resistant perennial with awns lacking or very short and long creeping rhizomes; Europe and temperate Asia

Bromus secalinus, cheat, chess

weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat

Bromus tectorum, cheatgrass, downy brome, downy bromegrass, downy cheat, downy chess, drooping brome

annual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterranean

Bromus arvensis, field brome

annual grass of Europe and temperate Asia

Bromus japonicus, Japanese brome, Japanese chess

grass of Mediterranean and temperate Asia

Bouteloua gracilis, blue grama

a pasture grass of western North America

Bouteloua eriopoda, black grama

a pasture grass (especially of western coastal regions of North America)

Calamagrostis acutiflora, feather reed grass, feathertop

a variety of reed grass

Australian reed grass, Calamagrostic quadriseta

tall Australian reedlike grass sometimes used for hay

Cenchrus ciliaris, Pennisetum cenchroides, buffel grass

erect tussock-forming perennial bur grass used particularly in South Africa and Australia for pasture and forage

Chloris gayana, Rhodes grass

perennial grass of South Africa introduced into United States; cultivated as forage grass in dry regions

Chloris truncata, creeping windmill grass, star grass, windmill grass

perennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes arranged like the vanes of a windmill

Dactyloctenium aegypticum, Egyptian grass, crowfoot grass

a creeping grass with spikes like fingers

Digitaria ischaemum, smooth crabgrass

a weed

Digitaria sanguinalis, hairy finger grass, large crabgrass

a European forage grass grown for hay; a naturalized weed in United States

Elymus condensatus, Leymus condensatus, giant ryegrass

stout perennial grass of western North America

Elymus arenarius, European dune grass, Leymus arenaria, sea lyme grass

a dune grass of the Pacific seacoast used as a sand binder

Canada wild rye, Elymus canadensis

North American wild rye

Elymus caput-medusae, medusa's head

weedy rye grass having long bristling awns

Eragrostic abyssinica, Eragrostis tef, teff, teff grass

an African grass economically important as a cereal grass (yielding white flour of good quality) as well as for forage and hay

African love grass, Eragrostis curvula, weeping love grass

perennial South African grass having densely clumped flimsy stems; introduced into United States especially for erosion control

Erianthus ravennae, Ravenna grass, wool grass

grass often cultivated for its long white-ribbed leaves and large plumes resembling those of pampas grass

manna grass, sweet grass

any of several moisture-loving grasses of the genus Glyceria having sweet flavor or odor

barley

cultivated since prehistoric times; grown for forage and grain

English ryegrass, Lolium perenne, perennial ryegrass

European perennial grass widely cultivated for pasture and hay and as a lawn grass

Italian rye, Italian ryegrass, Lolium multiflorum

European grass much used for hay and in United States also for turf and green manure

Lolium temulentum, bearded darnel, cheat, darnel, tare

weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous

rice

annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper

rice grass, ricegrass

any grass of the genus Oryzopsis

Pennisetum Americanum, Pennisetum glaucum, bulrush millet, cattail millet, pearl millet

tall grass having cattail like spikes; grown in Africa and Asia for its grain and in the United States chiefly for forage; sometimes used in making beer

June grass, Kentucky blue, Kentucky bluegrass, Kentucy blue grass, Poa pratensis

valuable meadow and pasture grass in Europe and especially central United States having tall stalks and slender bright green leaves; a chief constituent in lawn grass mixtures

Agrostis alba, Poa nemoralis, wood meadowgrass

slender European grass of shady places; grown also in northeastern America and temperate Asia

Andropogon scoparius, Schizachyrium scoparium, broom beard grass, prairie grass, wire grass

handsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning pale bronze in autumn

Secale cereale, rye

hardy annual cereal grass widely cultivated in northern Europe where its grain is the chief ingredient of black bread and in North America for forage and soil improvement

millet

any of various small-grained annual cereal and forage grasses of the genera Panicum, Echinochloa, Setaria, Sorghum, and Eleusine

Spartina cynosuroides, salt reed grass

tall reedlike grass common in salt meadows

Spartina pectinmata, freshwater cordgrass, prairie cordgrass, slough grass

North American cordgrass having leaves with dry membranous margins and glumes with long awns

Sporobolus poiretii, blackseed, carpet grass, smut grass

grass native to West Indies but common in southern United States having tufted wiry stems often infested with a dark fungus

Sporobolus cryptandrus, sand dropseed

erect smooth grass of sandy places in eastern North America

grain

a cereal grass

wheat

annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains

Indian corn, Zea mays, corn, maize

tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times

corn

(Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region--wheat in Great Britain or oats in Scotland and Ireland)

Zizania aquatica, wild rice

perennial aquatic grass of North America bearing grain used for food

Japanese carpet grass, Manila grass, Zoysia matrella

lawn grass common in the Philippines; grown also in United States

Japanese lawn grass, Korean lawn grass, Zoysia japonica

lawn grass common in China and Japan; grown also in United States

Korean velvet grass, Zoysia tenuifolia, mascarene grass

Asiatic creeping perennial grass; introduced in southern United States as a drought-resistant lawn grass

graminaceous plant, gramineous plant

cosmopolitan herbaceous or woody plants with hollow jointed stems and long narrow leaves

2n bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle

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eatage, forage, pasturage, pasture

fodder

coarse food (especially for livestock) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop

3v cover with grass

The owners decided to grass their property

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cover

provide with a covering or cause to be covered

4v cover with grass

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grass over

cover, spread over

form a cover over

5v feed with grass

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crop, graze, pasture

let feed in a field or pasture or meadow

1n a police informer who implicates many people

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supergrass

betrayer, blabber, informer, rat, squealer

one who reveals confidential information in return for money

2v give away information about somebody

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betray, denounce, give away, rat, shop, snitch, stag, tell on

sell out

give information that compromises others

inform

impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to

n street names for marijuana

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cannabis, ganja, marihuana, marijuana

the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect

v shoot down, of birds

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hit, pip, shoot

hit with a missile from a weapon

v spread out clothes on the grass to let it dry and bleach

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open, spread, spread out, unfold

spread out or open from a closed or folded state

单词	grass
释义	grass (once / 141 pages) 1nv 2nv 3n 4v 5v WORD FAMILY grass: grassed, grasses, grassing, grassless, grasslike, grassy, supergrass+/grassy: grassier, grassiest/supergrass: supergrasses USAGE EXAMPLES After the vigor of dry pot, the desserts are tranquilizing: purple slabs of grass jelly; rice balls mired in rice wine. New York Times(Dec 01, 2016) ON THE GRASS: The Huskies will play their first game of the year on natural grass. Seattle Times(Dec 01, 2016) And then there’s the grave of the family of Robert Fuller, a burnished bronze marker set in the lush grass. Washington Times(Dec 01, 2016) 1 1n narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay Hypo\|Hyper beach grass tough grasses with strong roots that can grow on exposed sandy shores bunch grass, bunchgrass any of various grasses of many genera that grow in tufts or clumps rather than forming a sod or mat; chiefly of western United States midgrass any of various grasses of moderate height which covered the undisturbed prairie in the United States; includes most of the forage grasses of the temperate zone short-grass, shortgrass any of various grasses that are short and can tolerate drought conditions; common on the dry upland plains just east of the Rocky Mountains sword grass any of various grasses or sedges having sword-shaped leaves with sharp edges tall-grass, tallgrass any of various grasses that are tall and that flourish with abundant moisture lemon grass, lemongrass a tropical grass native to India and Sri Lanka Aegilops triuncalis, goat grass European grass naturalized as a weed in North America; sharp-pointed seeds cause injury when eaten by livestock wheat-grass, wheatgrass a grass of the genus Agropyron bent, bent grass, bent-grass grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens broom grass any of several grasses of the genus Andropogon; used in broom making Arrhenatherum elatius, French rye, evergreen grass, false oat, tall meadow grass, tall oat grass coarse perennial Eurasian grass resembling oat; found on roadside verges and rough grassland and in hay meadows; introduced in North America for forage brome, bromegrass any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions grama, grama grass, gramma, gramma grass pasture grass of plains of South America and western North America Buchloe dactyloides, buffalo grass short grass growing on dry plains of central United States (where buffalo roam) reed grass any of various tall perennial grasses of the genus Calamagrostis having feathery plumes; natives of marshland fens and wet woodlands of temperate northern hemisphere bur grass, burgrass a grass of the genus Cenchrus Cenchrus tribuloides, field sandbur, sandbur, sandspur grass of the eastern United States and tropical America having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs finger grass any grass of the genus Chloris; occurs in short grassland especially on waste ground or poor soils Cortaderia selloana, pampas grass tall perennial grass of pampas of South America having silvery plumes and growing in large dense clumps Arundo richardii, Cortaderia richardii, plumed tussock, toe toe, toetoe tall grass of New Zealand grown for plumelike flower heads Bahama grass, Bermuda grass, Cynodon dactylon, devil grass, doob, kweek, scutch grass, star grass trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India Cynodon plectostachyum, giant star grass perennial grass having stems 3 to 4 feet high; used especially in Africa and India for pasture and hay Dactylis glomerata, cocksfoot, cockspur, orchard grass widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass crab grass, crabgrass, finger grass grasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in lawns lyme grass a grass of the genus Elymus wild rye any of several grasses of the genus Elymus bay grass, love grass any of various grasses of the genus Eragrostis; specially useful for forage and for the prevention of erosion plume grass a reedlike grass of the genus Erianthus having large plumes Festuca elatior, fescue, fescue grass, meadow fescue grass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawns Festuca ovina, sheep fescue, sheep's fescue cultivated for sheep pasturage in upland regions or used as a lawn grass silver grass of Australia and New Zealand Holcus lanatus, Yorkshire fog, velvet grass tall European perennial grass having a velvety stem; naturalized in United States and used for forage Holcus mollis, creeping soft grass European perennial grass with soft velvety foliage rye grass, ryegrass any of several annual or perennial Eurasian grasses Muhlenbergia schreberi, nimble Will, nimblewill slender branching American grass of some value for grazing in central United States Paspalum dilatatum, dallis grass, dallisgrass, paspalum tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States Bahia grass, Paspalum notatum perennial tropical American grass used as pasture grass in arid areas of the Gulf States Paspalum distichum, knotgrass low-growing weedy grass with spikelets along the leaf stems Pennisetum ruppelii, Pennisetum setaceum, fountain grass tall perennial ornamental grass with long nodding flower plumes of tropical Africa and Asia Pennistum villosum, feathertop, feathertop grass northeastern tropical African plant having feathery panicles Phalaris arundinacea, gardener's garters, lady's laces, reed canary grass, ribbon grass perennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad leaves; Europe and North America Phalaris canariensis, birdseed grass, canary grass Canary Islands grass; seeds used as feed for caged birds Harding grass, Phalaris aquatica, Phalaris tuberosa, hardinggrass, toowomba canary grass perennial grass of Australia and South Africa; introduced in North America as forage grass Phleum pratense, herd's grass, timothy grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay blue grass, bluegrass any of various grasses of the genus Poa meadow grass, meadowgrass any of various grasses that thrive in the presence of abundant moisture Saccharum bengalense, Saccharum munja, munj, munja tough Asiatic grass whose culms are used for ropes and baskets Andropogon furcatus, Andropogon gerardii, blue stem, bluestem tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in the United States cord grass, cordgrass any of several perennial grasses of the genus Spartina; some important as coastal soil binders drop-seed, dropseed a grass of the genus Sporobolus rush grass, rush-grass grass having wiry stems and sheathed panicles St. Augustine grass, Stenotaphrum secundatum, buffalo grass low mat-forming grass of southern United States and tropical America; grown as a lawn grass cereal, cereal grass grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet zoysia any of several creeping grasses of the genus Zoysia Agropyron cristatum, crested wheat grass, crested wheatgrass, fairway crested wheat grass Eurasian grass grown in United States great plains area for forage and erosion control Agropyron repens, couch grass, dog grass, quack grass, quackgrass, quick grass, witch grass, witchgrass European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed Agropyron subsecundum, bearded wheatgrass a wheatgrass with straight terminal awns on the flowering glumes Agropyron smithii, bluestem wheatgrass, western wheatgrass valuable forage grass of western United States Agropyron intermedium, Elymus hispidus, intermediate wheatgrass Asiatic grass introduced into United States rangelands for pasture and fodder Agropyron pauciflorum, Agropyron trachycaulum, Elymus trachycaulos, slender wheatgrass North American grass cultivated in western United States as excellent forage crop Agrostis canina, Rhode Island bent, brown bent, dog bent, velvet bent, velvet bent grass common grass with slender stems and narrow leaves Agrostis nebulosa, cloud grass Spanish grass with light feathery panicles grown for dried bouquets Agrostis palustris, creeping bent, creeping bentgrass common pasture or lawn grass spread by long runners foxtail, foxtail grass grasses of the genera Alopecurus and Setaria having dense silky or bristly brushlike flowering spikes Andropogon virginicus, broom sedge tall tufted grass of southeastern United States oat annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats') Bromus inermis, awnless bromegrass drought-resistant perennial with awns lacking or very short and long creeping rhizomes; Europe and temperate Asia Bromus secalinus, cheat, chess weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat Bromus tectorum, cheatgrass, downy brome, downy bromegrass, downy cheat, downy chess, drooping brome annual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterranean Bromus arvensis, field brome annual grass of Europe and temperate Asia Bromus japonicus, Japanese brome, Japanese chess grass of Mediterranean and temperate Asia Bouteloua gracilis, blue grama a pasture grass of western North America Bouteloua eriopoda, black grama a pasture grass (especially of western coastal regions of North America) Calamagrostis acutiflora, feather reed grass, feathertop a variety of reed grass Australian reed grass, Calamagrostic quadriseta tall Australian reedlike grass sometimes used for hay Cenchrus ciliaris, Pennisetum cenchroides, buffel grass erect tussock-forming perennial bur grass used particularly in South Africa and Australia for pasture and forage Chloris gayana, Rhodes grass perennial grass of South Africa introduced into United States; cultivated as forage grass in dry regions Chloris truncata, creeping windmill grass, star grass, windmill grass perennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes arranged like the vanes of a windmill Dactyloctenium aegypticum, Egyptian grass, crowfoot grass a creeping grass with spikes like fingers Digitaria ischaemum, smooth crabgrass a weed Digitaria sanguinalis, hairy finger grass, large crabgrass a European forage grass grown for hay; a naturalized weed in United States Elymus condensatus, Leymus condensatus, giant ryegrass stout perennial grass of western North America Elymus arenarius, European dune grass, Leymus arenaria, sea lyme grass a dune grass of the Pacific seacoast used as a sand binder Canada wild rye, Elymus canadensis North American wild rye Elymus caput-medusae, medusa's head weedy rye grass having long bristling awns Eragrostic abyssinica, Eragrostis tef, teff, teff grass an African grass economically important as a cereal grass (yielding white flour of good quality) as well as for forage and hay African love grass, Eragrostis curvula, weeping love grass perennial South African grass having densely clumped flimsy stems; introduced into United States especially for erosion control Erianthus ravennae, Ravenna grass, wool grass grass often cultivated for its long white-ribbed leaves and large plumes resembling those of pampas grass manna grass, sweet grass any of several moisture-loving grasses of the genus Glyceria having sweet flavor or odor barley cultivated since prehistoric times; grown for forage and grain English ryegrass, Lolium perenne, perennial ryegrass European perennial grass widely cultivated for pasture and hay and as a lawn grass Italian rye, Italian ryegrass, Lolium multiflorum European grass much used for hay and in United States also for turf and green manure Lolium temulentum, bearded darnel, cheat, darnel, tare weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous rice annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper rice grass, ricegrass any grass of the genus Oryzopsis Pennisetum Americanum, Pennisetum glaucum, bulrush millet, cattail millet, pearl millet tall grass having cattail like spikes; grown in Africa and Asia for its grain and in the United States chiefly for forage; sometimes used in making beer June grass, Kentucky blue, Kentucky bluegrass, Kentucy blue grass, Poa pratensis valuable meadow and pasture grass in Europe and especially central United States having tall stalks and slender bright green leaves; a chief constituent in lawn grass mixtures Agrostis alba, Poa nemoralis, wood meadowgrass slender European grass of shady places; grown also in northeastern America and temperate Asia Andropogon scoparius, Schizachyrium scoparium, broom beard grass, prairie grass, wire grass handsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning pale bronze in autumn Secale cereale, rye hardy annual cereal grass widely cultivated in northern Europe where its grain is the chief ingredient of black bread and in North America for forage and soil improvement millet any of various small-grained annual cereal and forage grasses of the genera Panicum, Echinochloa, Setaria, Sorghum, and Eleusine Spartina cynosuroides, salt reed grass tall reedlike grass common in salt meadows Spartina pectinmata, freshwater cordgrass, prairie cordgrass, slough grass North American cordgrass having leaves with dry membranous margins and glumes with long awns Sporobolus poiretii, blackseed, carpet grass, smut grass grass native to West Indies but common in southern United States having tufted wiry stems often infested with a dark fungus Sporobolus cryptandrus, sand dropseed erect smooth grass of sandy places in eastern North America grain a cereal grass wheat annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains Indian corn, Zea mays, corn, maize tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times corn (Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region--wheat in Great Britain or oats in Scotland and Ireland) Zizania aquatica, wild rice perennial aquatic grass of North America bearing grain used for food Japanese carpet grass, Manila grass, Zoysia matrella lawn grass common in the Philippines; grown also in United States Japanese lawn grass, Korean lawn grass, Zoysia japonica lawn grass common in China and Japan; grown also in United States Korean velvet grass, Zoysia tenuifolia, mascarene grass Asiatic creeping perennial grass; introduced in southern United States as a drought-resistant lawn grass graminaceous plant, gramineous plant cosmopolitan herbaceous or woody plants with hollow jointed stems and long narrow leaves 2n bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle Syn\|Hyper eatage, forage, pasturage, pasture fodder coarse food (especially for livestock) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop 3v cover with grass The owners decided to grass their property Hyper cover provide with a covering or cause to be covered 4v cover with grass Syn\|Hyper grass over cover, spread over form a cover over 5v feed with grass Hyper crop, graze, pasture let feed in a field or pasture or meadow 2 1n a police informer who implicates many people Syn\|Hyper supergrass betrayer, blabber, informer, rat, squealer one who reveals confidential information in return for money 2v give away information about somebody Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper betray, denounce, give away, rat, shop, snitch, stag, tell on sell out give information that compromises others inform impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to 3 n street names for marijuana Hyper cannabis, ganja, marihuana, marijuana the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect 4 v shoot down, of birds Hyper hit, pip, shoot hit with a missile from a weapon 5 v spread out clothes on the grass to let it dry and bleach Hyper open, spread, spread out, unfold spread out or open from a closed or folded state Grass (once / 3938 pages) n WORD FAMILY Grass: Grasses USAGE EXAMPLES Grass growth is stunted, sheep are smaller, and farmers are forced to buy winter food rather than use their own hay. The Guardian(Dec 23, 2016) Taylor was a student at Bear Grass Charter School, where classes are canceled Friday. Washington Times(Dec 02, 2016) “One of my favorite films is ‘Splendor in the Grass,’” she said, “and we would try to emulate those naturalistic, impassioned performances.” New York Times(Nov 29, 2016) n German writer of novels and poetry and plays (born 1927) Syn\|Exp Gunter Grass, Gunter Wilhelm Grass author, writer writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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