lyme grass

lyme grass
noun
a grass of the genus Elymus
Hypernyms: ↑grass
Hyponyms:
Member Holonyms: ↑Elymus, ↑genus Elymus

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Etymology: probably from obsolete English lyme birdlime (from Middle English lyme, lim birdlime) + English grass — more at lime
: a grass of the genus Elymus

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  • lyme grass — /ˈlaɪm gras/ (say luym grahs) noun 1. a large, glaucous, perennial grass, Elymus arenarius, widely distributed on coastal dunes in northern temperate regions. 2. any other species of Elymus …  

  • sea lyme grass — smiltyninė rugiaveidė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, pašarinis augalas (Leymus arenarius), paplitęs Europoje. atitikmenys: lot. Leymus arenarius angl. beach wild rye; European dune grass; European dune wild… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • sea lyme-grass — smiltyninė rugiaveidė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, pašarinis augalas (Leymus arenarius), paplitęs Europoje. atitikmenys: lot. Leymus arenarius angl. beach wild rye; European dune grass; European dune wild… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • sea lyme grass — noun a dune grass of the Pacific seacoast used as a sand binder • Syn: ↑European dune grass, ↑Elymus arenarius, ↑Leymus arenaria • Hypernyms: ↑lyme grass * * * noun : a grass (Elymus arenarius) of the …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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

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