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English Dictionary: herd's grass	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for herd's grass
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
herd's grass n grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay Synonym(s): timothy, herd's grass, Phleum pratense
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Timothy \Tim"othy\, n., [or] Timothy grass \Tim"othy grass`\ [From Timothy Hanson, who carried the seed from New England to Maryland about 1720.] (Bot.) A kind of grass ({Phleum pratense}) with long cylindrical spikes; -- called also {herd's grass}, in England, {cat's-tail grass}, and {meadow cat's-tail grass}. It is much prized for fodder. See Illustration in Appendix.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Redtop \Red"top`\ (-t?p`), n. (Bot.) A kind of grass ({Agrostis vulgaris}) highly valued in the United States for pasturage and hay for cattle; -- called also {English grass}, and in some localities {herd's grass}. See Illustration in Appendix. The tall redtop is {Triodia seslerioides}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Herd \Herd\, n. [OE. herd, heord, AS. heord; akin to OHG. herta,G. herde, Icel. hj[94]r[?], Sw. hjord, Dan. hiord, Goth. ha[a1]rda; cf. Skr. [87]ardha troop, host.] 1. A number of beasts assembled together; as, a herd of horses, oxen, cattle, camels, elephants, deer, or swine; a particular stock or family of cattle. The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea. --Gray. Note: Herd is distinguished from flock, as being chiefly applied to the larger animals. A number of cattle, when driven to market, is called a drove. 2. A crowd of low people; a rabble. But far more numerous was the herd of such Who think too little and who talk too much. --Dryden. You can never interest the common herd in the abstract question. --Coleridge. {Herd's grass} (Bot.), one of several species of grass, highly esteemed for hay. See under {Grass}.