Means grass

American  

[meenz] / minz /

noun

1. Johnson grass.

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Etymology

Origin of Means grass

1855–60, after John H. Means (1812–62), governor of South Carolina, 1850–52, who obtained the original seed from Turkey

Example Sentences

The lack of woody trunks and branches means grass seedlings start to photosynthesize before trees or shrubs put out leaves.

From Science Magazine

Red and green — the official color of her centrist All India Trinamool Congress party, whose name means "grass roots" — were too political, she said, so she chose blue and white.

From Los Angeles Times

Graminum is the gen. pl. of gramen, which means grass.

From Project Gutenberg

There is a story of knightly adventure and daring which explains why the name of the sword was changed from that of Murakumo to Kasanagi, which means grass clearing.

From Project Gutenberg