timothy grass

/ ˈtɪməθɪ /

noun

1. a perennial grass, Phleum pratense, of temperate regions, having erect stiff stems and cylindrical flower spikes: grown for hay and pasture

Word History and Origins

Origin of timothy grass¹

C18: apparently named after a Timothy Hanson, who brought it to colonial Carolina

Example Sentences

Just as the Englishmen had used only timothy grass in their cases, Koessler used rag weed exclusively.

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These insects attack also rye, barley, and timothy-grass, though they seem to prefer wheat.

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On the other side, where timothy grass and oats had grown, was stubble, dotted by tall stumps and fern.

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The grass that is most commonly cultivated here, is timothy-grass.

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I think nothing can beat it cutting timothy grass, and I intend to purchase one for that purpose.

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