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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of timothy grass1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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