oat grass

noun

1. any of several grasses of the genus Arrhenatherum or Danthonia, especially A. elatius, native to Europe, having a purplish-green flowering panicle.

oat grass

noun

1. any of various oatlike grasses, esp of the genera Arrhenatherum and Danthonia, of Eurasia and N. Africa

Word History and Origins

Origin of oat grass¹

First recorded in 1570–80

Example Sentences

It is known as tall meadow oat-grass in each of the States we have mentioned above.

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I agree with you in the scientific name, and also in the common name, 'Tall Meadow Oat-grass.'

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They now contained a most luxuriant crop of oat-grass (Anthistiria).

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It is believed that the "oat grass" on the South African veldt is a case of that sort.

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In the Southern States, the claims of orchard grass and tall oat grass would probably be paramount.

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