fiorin
/ (ˈfaɪərɪn) /
noun
a temperate perennial grass, Agrostis stoloniferaAlso called: creeping bent grass See bent grass
Nearby words
finsteraarhorn, finzi, fiona, fionn, fiord, fiorin, fioritura, fippenny bit, fipple, fipple flute, fiqh
Word Origin for fiorin
C19: from Irish Gaelic fiorthann wheat grass
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By the way, he is a chattering charlatan, and his fiorin a mere humbug.
Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 4 (of 10)|John Gibson Lockhart.It resembles young rye-grass more than any other English grass; the seed is much like fiorin seed: cattle are fond of it.