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Barnyard grass, for hay. South. {Panicum Grus-galli}. Bent,
pasture and hay. {Agrostis}, several species. Bermuda grass,
pasture. South. {Cynodon Dactylon}. Black bent. Same as {Switch
grass} (below). Blue bent, hay. North and West. {Andropogon
provincialis}. Blue grass, pasture. {Poa compressa}. Blue joint,
hay. Northwest. {Aqropyrum glaucum}. Buffalo grass, grazing.
Rocky Mts., etc.
(a) {Buchlo["e] dectyloides}.
(b) Same as {Grama grass} (below). Bunch grass, grazing.
Far West. {Eriocoma}, {Festuca}, {Stips}, etc. Chess,
or Cheat, a weed. {Bromus secalinus}, etc. Couch
grass. Same as {Quick grass} (below). Crab grass,
(a) Hay, in South. A weed, in North. {Panicum sanguinale}.
(b) Pasture and hay. South. {Eleusine Indica}. Darnel
(a) Bearded, a noxious weed. {Lolium temulentum}.
(b) Common. Same as {Rye grass} (below). Drop seed, fair
for forage and hay. {Muhlenbergia}, several species.
English grass. Same as Redtop (below). Fowl meadow
grass.
(a) Pasture and hay. {Poa serotina}.
(b) Hay, on moist land. {Gryceria nervata}. Gama grass,
cut fodder. South. {Tripsacum dactyloides}. Grama
grass, grazing. West and Pacific slope. {Bouteloua
oligostachya}, etc. Great bunch grass, pasture and
hay. Far West. {Festuca scabrella}. Guinea grass, hay.
South. {Panicum jumentorum}. Herd's grass, in New
England Timothy, in Pennsylvania and South Redtop.
Indian grass. Same as {Wood grass} (below). Italian
rye grass, forage and hay. {Lolium Italicum}. Johnson
grass, grazing and hay. South and Southwest. {Sorghum
Halepense}. Kentucky blue grass, pasture. {Poa
pratensis}. Lyme grass, coarse hay. South. {Elymus},
several species. Manna grass, pasture and hay.
{Glyceria}, several species. Meadow fescue, pasture
and hay. {Festuca elatior}. Meadow foxtail, pasture,
hay, lawn. North. {Alopecurus pratensis}. Meadow
grass, pasture, hay, lawn. {Poa}, several species.
Mesquite grass, or Muskit grass. Same as {Grama grass}
(above). Nimble Will, a kind of drop seed.
{Muhlenbergia diffsa}. Orchard grass, pasture and hay.
{Dactylis glomerata}. Porcupine grass, troublesome to
sheep. Northwest. {Stipa spartea}. Quaking grass,
ornamental. {Briza media} and {maxima}. Quitch, or
Quick, grass, etc., a weed. {Agropyrum repens}. Ray
grass. Same as {Rye grass} (below). Redtop, pasture
and hay. {Agrostis vulgaris}. Red-topped buffalo
grass, forage. Northwest. {Poa tenuifolia}. Reed
canary grass, of slight value. {Phalaris arundinacea}.
Reed meadow grass, hay. North. {Glyceria aquatica}.
Ribbon grass, a striped leaved form of {Reed canary
grass}. Rye grass, pasture, hay. {Lolium perenne},
var. Seneca grass, fragrant basket work, etc. North.
{Hierochloa borealis}. Sesame grass. Same as {Gama
grass} (above). Sheep's fescue, sheep pasture, native
in Northern Europe and Asia. {Festuca ovina}. Small
reed grass, meadow pasture and hay. North. {Deyeuxia
Canadensis}. Spear grass, Same as {Meadow grass}
(above). Squirrel-tail grass, troublesome to animals.
Seacoast and Northwest. {Hordeum jubatum}. Switch
grass, hay, cut young. {Panicum virgatum}. Timothy,
cut young, the best of hay. North. {Phleum pratense}.
Velvet grass, hay on poor soil. South. {Holcus
lanatus}. Vernal grass, pasture, hay, lawn.
{Anthoxanthum odoratum}. Wire grass, valuable in
pastures. {Poa compressa}. Wood grass, Indian grass,
hay. {Chrysopogon nutans}.
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Note: Many plants are popularly called grasses which are not
true grasses botanically considered, such as black
grass, goose grass, star grass, etc.
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{Black grass}, a kind of small rush ({Juncus Gerardi}),
growing in salt marshes, used for making salt hay.

{Grass of the Andes}, an oat grass, the {Arrhenatherum
avenaceum} of Europe.

{Grass of Parnassus}, a plant of the genus {Parnassia}
growing in wet ground. The European species is {Parnassia
palustris}; in the United States there are several
species.

{Grass bass} (Zool.), the calico bass.

{Grass bird}, the dunlin.

{Grass cloth}, a cloth woven from the tough fibers of the
grass-cloth plant.

{Grass-cloth plant}, a perennial herb of the Nettle family
({B[oe]hmeria nivea} syn. {Urtica nivea}), which grows in
Sumatra, China, and Assam, whose inner bark has fine and
strong fibers suited for textile purposes.

{Grass finch}. (Zool.)
(a) A common American sparrow ({Po["o]c[ae]tes
gramineus}); -- called also {vesper sparrow} and
{bay-winged bunting}.
(b) Any Australian finch, of the genus {Po["e]phila}, of
which several species are known.

{Grass lamb}, a lamb suckled by a dam running on pasture land
and giving rich milk.

{Grass land}, land kept in grass and not tilled.

{Grass moth} (Zool.), one of many small moths of the genus
{Crambus}, found in grass.

{Grass oil}, a fragrant essential volatile oil, obtained in
India from grasses of the genus {Andropogon}, etc.; --
used in perfumery under the name of {citronella}, {ginger
grass oil}, {lemon grass oil}, {essence of verbena} etc.


{Grass owl} (Zool.), a South African owl ({Strix Capensis}).


{Grass parrakeet} (Zool.), any of several species of
Australian parrots, of the genus {Euphemia}; -- also
applied to the zebra parrakeet.

{Grass plover} (Zool.), the upland or field plover.

{Grass poly} (Bot.), a species of willowwort ({Lythrum
Hyssopifolia}). --Johnson.

{Crass quit} (Zool.), one of several tropical American
finches of the genus {Euetheia}. The males have most of
the head and chest black and often marked with yellow.

{Grass snake}. (Zool.)
(a) The common English, or ringed, snake ({Tropidonotus
natrix}).
(b) The common green snake of the Northern United States.
See {Green snake}, under {Green}.

{Grass snipe} (Zool.), the pectoral sandpiper ({Tringa
maculata}); -- called also {jacksnipe} in America.

{Grass spider} (Zool.), a common spider ({Agelena n[ae]via}),
which spins flat webs on grass, conspicuous when covered
with dew.

{Grass sponge} (Zool.), an inferior kind of commercial sponge
from Florida and the Bahamas.

{Grass table}. (Arch.) See {Earth table}, under {Earth}.

{Grass vetch} (Bot.), a vetch ({Lathyrus Nissolia}), with
narrow grasslike leaves.

{Grass widow}. [Cf. Prov. R. an unmarried mother, G.
strohwittwe a mock widow, Sw. gr[aum]senka a grass widow.]
(a) An unmarried woman who is a mother. [Obs.]
(b) A woman separated from her husband by abandonment or
prolonged absence; a woman living apart from her
husband. [Slang.]

{Grass wrack} (Bot.) eelgrass.

{To bring to grass} (Mining.), to raise, as ore, to the
surface of the ground.

{To put to grass}, {To put out to grass}, to put out to graze
a season, as cattle.
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Sandpiper \Sand"pi`per\, n.
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small limicoline
game birds belonging to {Tringa}, {Actodromas},
{Ereunetes}, and various allied genera of the family
{Tringidae}.
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Note: The most important North American species are the
pectoral sandpiper ({Tringa maculata}), called also
{brownback}, {grass snipe}, and {jacksnipe}; the
red-backed, or black-breasted, sandpiper, or dunlin
({Tringa alpina}); the purple sandpiper ({Tringa
maritima}: the red-breasted sandpiper, or knot ({Tringa
canutus}); the semipalmated sandpiper ({Ereunetes
pusillus}); the spotted sandpiper, or teeter-tail
({Actitis macularia}); the buff-breasted sandpiper
({Tryngites subruficollis}), and the Bartramian
sandpiper, or upland plover. See under {Upland}. Among
the European species are the dunlin, the knot, the
ruff, the sanderling, and the common sandpiper
({Actitis hypoleucus} syn. {Tringoides hypoleucus}),
called also {fiddler}, {peeper}, {pleeps}, {weet-weet},
and {summer snipe}. Some of the small plovers and
tattlers are also called sandpipers.
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2. (Zool.) A small lamprey eel; the pride.
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{Curlew sandpiper}. See under {Curlew}.

{Stilt sandpiper}. See under {Stilt}.
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Jacksnipe \Jack"snipe`\, n. (Zool.)
(a) A small European snipe ({Limnocryptes gallinula}); --
called also {judcock}, {jedcock}, {juddock}, {jed}, and
{half snipe}.
(b) A small American sandpiper ({Tringa maculata}); -- called
also {pectoral sandpiper}, and {grass snipe}.
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