canary grass
any of various grasses of the genus Phalaris, as P. canariensis, native to the Canary Islands, bearing seed used as food for cage birds, or P. arundinacea(reed canary grass ), used throughout the Northern Hemisphere as fodder.
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A species of canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea) is also to be seen on sandy coasts.
The Sea Shore | William S. FurneauxThe case is in fact similar to that of the oat and canary-grass.
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British Dictionary definitions for canary grass
any of various grasses of the genus Phalaris, esp P. canariensis, that is native to Europe and N Africa and has straw-coloured seeds used as birdseed
reed canary grass a related plant, Phalaris arundinacea, used as fodder throughout the N hemisphere
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