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<stype>Reed canary grass</stype>, <cd>of slight value. <spn>Phalaris arundinacea</spn>.</cd>

<stype>Reed meadow grass</stype>, <cd>hay. North. <spn>Glyceria aquatica</spn>.</cd>

<stype>Ribbon grass</stype>, <cd>a striped leaved form of <cref>Reed canary grass</cref>.</cd>

<stype>Rye grass</stype>, <cd>pasture, hay. <spn>Lolium perenne</spn>, <it>var.<it></cd>

<stype>Seneca grass</stype>, <cd>fragrant basket work, etc. North. <spn>Hierochloa borealis</spn>.</cd>

<stype>Sesame grass</stype>. <cd>Same as <cref>Gama grass</cref> (above).</cd>

<stype>Sheep's fescue</stype>, <cd>sheep pasture, native in Northern Europe and Asia. <spn>Festuca ovina</spn>.</cd>

<stype>Small reed grass</stype>, <cd>meadow pasture and hay. North. <spn>Deyeuxia Canadensis</spn>.</cd>

<stype>Spear grass</stype>, <cd>Same as <cref>Meadow grass</cref> (above).</cd>

<stype>Squirrel-tail grass</stype>, <cd>troublesome to animals. Seacoast and Northwest. <spn>Hordeum jubatum</spn>.</cd>

<stype>Switch grass</stype>, <cd>hay, cut young. <spn>Panicum virgatum</spn>.</cd>

<stype>Timothy</stype>, <cd>cut young, the best of hay. North. <spn>Phleum pratense</spn>.</cd>

<stype>Velvet grass</stype>, <cd>hay on poor soil. South. <spn>Holcus lanatus</spn>.</cd>

<stype>Vernal grass</stype>, <cd>pasture, hay, lawn. <spn>Anthoxanthum odoratum</spn>.</cd>

<stype>Wire grass</stype>, <cd>valuable in pastures. <spn>Poa compressa</spn>.</cd>

<mstype><stype>Wood grass</stype>, <stype>Indian grass</stype></mstype>, <cd>hay. <spn>Chrysopogon nutans</spn>.</cd> </subtypes>

<note>&hand; Many plants are popularly called grasses which are not true grasses botanically considered, such as black <ex>grass</ex>, goose <ex>grass</ex>, star <ex>grass</ex>, etc.</note>

<cs><col>Black grass</col>, <cd>a kind of small rush (<spn>Juncus Gerardi</spn>), growing in salt marshes, used for making salt hay.</cd> -- <col>Grass of the Andes</col>, <cd>an oat grass, the <spn>Arrhenatherum avenaceum</spn> of Europe.</cd>-- <col>Grass of Parnassus</col>, <cd>a plant of the genus <spn>Parnassia</spn> growing in wet ground. The European species is <spn>P. palustris</spn>; in the United States there are several species.</cd> -- <col>Grass bass</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the calico bass.</cd> -- <col>Grass bird</col>, <cd>the dunlin.</cd> -- <col>Grass cloth</col>, <cd>a cloth woven from the tough fibers of the grass-cloth plant.</cd> -- <col>Grass-cloth plant</col>, <cd>a perennial herb of the Nettle family (<spn>B\'d2hmeria nivea or Urtica nivea</spn>), which grows in Sumatra, China, and Assam, whose inner bark has fine and strong fibers suited for textile purposes.</cd> -- <col>Grass finch</col>. <cd><fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> A common American sparrow (<spn>Po\'94c\'91tes gramineus</spn>); -- called also <cref>vesper sparrow</cref> and <cref>bay-winged bunting</cref>. <sd>(b)</sd> Any Australian finch, of the genus <spn>Po\'89phila</spn>, of which several species are known.</cd> -- <col>Grass lamb</col>, <cd>a lamb suckled by a dam running on pasture land and giving rich milk.</cd>-- <col>Grass land</col>, <cd>land kept in grass and not tilled.</cd> -- <col>Grass moth</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>one of many small moths of the genus <spn>Crambus</spn>, found in grass.</cd> -- <col>Grass oil</col>, <cd>a fragrant essential volatile oil, obtained in India from grasses of the genus <spn>Andropogon</spn>, etc.; -- used in perfumery under the name of <altname>citronella</altname>, <altname>ginger grass oil</altname>, <altname>lemon grass oil</altname>, <altname>essence of verbena</altname> etc.</cd> -- <col>Grass owl</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, a <cd>South African owl (<spn>Strix Capensis</spn>).</cd> -- <col>Grass parrakeet</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, a<cd>ny of several species of Australian parrots, of the genus <spn>Euphemia</spn>; -- also applied to the zebra parrakeet.</cd> -- <col>Grass plover</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, t<cd>he upland or field plover.</cd> -- <col>Grass poly</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, a <cd>species of willowwort (<spn>Lythrum Hyssopifolia</spn>). <i>Johnson</i>.</cd> -- <col>Crass quit</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, o<cd>ne of several tropical American finches of the genus <spn>Euetheia</spn>. The males have most of the head and chest black and often marked with yellow.</cd>-- <col>Grass snake</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The common English, or ringed, snake (<spn>Tropidonotus natrix</spn>).</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The common green snake of the Northern United States. See <cref>Green snake</cref>, under <er>Green</er>.</cd> -- <col>Grass snipe</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the pectoral sandpiper (<spn>Tringa maculata</spn>) -- called also <altname>jacksnipe</altname> in America.</cd> -- <col>Grass spider</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a common spider (<spn>Agelena n\'91via</spn>), which spins flat webs on grass, conspicuous when covered with dew.</cd> -- <col>Grass sponge</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>an inferior kind of commercial sponge from Florida and the Bahamas.</cd> -- <col>Grass table</col>. <cd><fld>(Arch.)</fld> See <cref>Earth table</cref>, under <er>Earth</er>.</cd> -- <col>Grass vetch</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, a vetch (<spn>Lathyrus Nissolia</spn>), with narrow grasslike leaves.</cd> -- <col>Grass widow</col>. <ety>[Cf. Prov. R. an unmarried mother, G. <ets>strohwittwe</ets> a mock widow, Sw. <ets>gr\'84senka</ets> a grass widow.]</ety> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>An unmarried woman who is a mother. <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A woman separated from her husband by abandonment or prolonged absence; a woman living apart from her husband. <mark>[Slang.]</mark></cd> -- <col>Grass wrack</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>eelgrass.</cd> -- <col>To bring to grass</col> <fld>(Mining.)</fld>, <cd>to raise, as ore, to the surface of the ground.</cd> -- <mcol><col>To put to grass</col>, <col>To put out to grass</col></mcol>, <cd>to put out to graze a season, as cattle.</cd></cs>

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<hw>Grass</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Grassed</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Grassing</er>.]</wordforms> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To cover with grass or with turf.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To expose, as flax, on the grass for bleaching, etc.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To bring to the grass or ground; to land; <as>as, to grass a fish</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

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<hw>Grass</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To produce grass.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <i>Tusser>/au>.

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<hw>Gras*sa"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>grassatio</ets>, from grassari to go about.]</ety> <def>A wandering about with evil intentions; a rioting.</def> <mark>[Obs. & R.]</mark>

<i>Feltham.</i>

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