Hierochloe odorata (syn. Anthoxanthum nitens), an aromatic herb native to North America and Eurasia, so called principally when used to flavor a Polish vodka.
A species of perennial grass native to inland parts of the western and central United States into neighboring areas of Mexico and Canada, especially the northern Great Plains, Bouteloua gracilis, which is important as a food grass for grazing animals and used in drought-tolerant landscaping.
Alternative spelling of broadleaf carpet grass [A species of grass, Axonopus compressus, native to the tropics and subtropics of North America, but now widespread throughout the tropics worldwide.]
Alternative spelling of carpet grass [Any of various grasses of the genus Axonopus, of tropical and subtropical American, some of which are rhizomatous; now widespread throughout the tropics worldwide.]
Those members of the genus Digitaria, grasses of tropical to temperate climates, which are pests of lawns, mainly from their invasive habits and the fact they die off in the fall and winter, leaving bare patches.
A north African and south Asian grass, Desmostachya bipinnata, with tough stems woven into rope, sandals, mats, etc., and sacred in Hinduism, Buddhism and other religions.
Alternative spelling of Johnson grass [A perennial Mediterranean grass (Sorghum halepense) cultivated for forage, but considered invasive and noxious.]
Poa pratensis; a perennial species of grass native to practically all of Europe, North Asia and the mountains of Algeria and Morocco, and, while not native to North America, found across humid regions of the United States.
Alternative spelling of Kikuyu grass [A tropical grass, Pennisetum clandestinum, native to Kenya and now a common lawn grass and invasive species elsewhere.]
A common perennial grass, Alopecurus pratensis, of temperate Eurasia; grown widely for fodder and hence introduced to North America, Australia and New Zealand.
Alternative form of meadow grass [Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see meadow, grass. Any grass that thrives in the moist conditions of meadows.]
Any of several perennial grasses, of genus Miscanthus, native to subtropical and tropical regions of Africa and southern Asia, which is cultivated as an ornamental plant and is being used as a source of biomass for the production of biofuel.
a spreading perennial forage grass, Melinis minutiflora, native to tropical Africa, that is covered with hairs which exude a sweet substance having the odour of molasses
A slender branching American grass (Muhlenbergia diffusa, now Muhlenbergia sylvatica or Muhlenbergia schreberi) of some repute for grazing purposes in the Mississippi valley.
Any of several plants, of the former genus Pulsatilla, now often considered a subgenus of Anemone, including the pasque flower, some of which are used as medicinal herbs
Alternative form of ripgut brome [A type of weedy grass, Bromus diandrus, with sharp seeds having awns with one-way bristles that make them hard to remove from clothing or animal fur.]
Alternative form of ripgut brome [A type of weedy grass, Bromus diandrus, with sharp seeds having awns with one-way bristles that make them hard to remove from clothing or animal fur.]
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