cocksfoot
Britishnoun
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As for grasses, the main pollinating plants are timothy, rye, cocksfoot, meadow and fescue.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2010
He was pulling at the heads of the cocksfoot grass as he walked.
From The Trespasser by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)
Sometimes a mixture of cocksfoot, English rye-grass, and white clover is used, or the two grasses alone are planted.
From Australia, The Dairy Country by Australia. Dept. of External Affairs
There was little knowledge of the various sorts of grasses at this time, and to Young is due the credit of introducing the cocksfoot, and crested dog's tail.
From A Short History of English Agriculture by Curtler, W. H. R. (William Henry Ricketts)
Thus in the dry sandy soil you may find broom, spurrey, sheep's fescue, pine trees, all with narrow leaves; whilst on the moister soil you may find burdock, primroses, cocksfoot and other broad-leaved plants.
From Lessons on Soil by Russell, E. J.
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