Johnson grass — John son grass [Named after W. Johnson of Alabama, who planted it about 1840 1845.] (Bot.) A tall perennial grass ({Sorghum Halepense}), valuable in the Southern and Western States for pasture and hay. The rootstocks are large and juicy and are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Johnson grass — ☆ Johnson grass n. a forage and pasture grass (Sorghum halepense), widespread in the S U.S., often as a weed … English World dictionary
Johnson grass — Taxobox name = Johnson Grass image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Cyperales familia = Poaceae genus = Sorghum species = S. halepense binomial = Sorghum halepense binomial authority = Pers.… … Wikipedia
Johnson grass — a sorghum, Sorghum halepense, that spreads by creeping rhizomes, grown for fodder. Also called Aleppo grass, Means grass. [1880 85, Amer.; named after William Johnson, American agriculturist who first planted it in 1840] * * * … Universalium
Johnson grass — noun A perennial Mediterranean grass (Sorghum halepense) cultivated for forage … Wiktionary
Johnson grass — /ˈdʒɒnsən gras/ (say jonsuhn grahs) noun a species of the genus Sorghum, S. halepense, a native of the Mediterranean region but now widespread in many temperate and tropical countries, and poisonous to stock. {named after William Johnson, died… …
Grass — Grass, n. [OE. gras, gres, gers, AS, gr[ae]s, g[ae]rs; akin to OFries. gres, gers, OS., D., G., Icel., & Goth. gras, Dan. gr[ae]s, Sw. gr[aum]s, and prob. to E. green, grow. Cf. {Graze}.] 1. Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Grass bass — Grass Grass, n. [OE. gras, gres, gers, AS, gr[ae]s, g[ae]rs; akin to OFries. gres, gers, OS., D., G., Icel., & Goth. gras, Dan. gr[ae]s, Sw. gr[aum]s, and prob. to E. green, grow. Cf. {Graze}.] 1. Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Grass bird — Grass Grass, n. [OE. gras, gres, gers, AS, gr[ae]s, g[ae]rs; akin to OFries. gres, gers, OS., D., G., Icel., & Goth. gras, Dan. gr[ae]s, Sw. gr[aum]s, and prob. to E. green, grow. Cf. {Graze}.] 1. Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Grass cloth — Grass Grass, n. [OE. gras, gres, gers, AS, gr[ae]s, g[ae]rs; akin to OFries. gres, gers, OS., D., G., Icel., & Goth. gras, Dan. gr[ae]s, Sw. gr[aum]s, and prob. to E. green, grow. Cf. {Graze}.] 1. Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
