Johnson grass

Johnson grass
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 eagerly sought by swine. Called also {Cuba grass}, {Means grass}, {Evergreen millet}, and {Arabian millet}. [1913 Webster]

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  • 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 — noun tall perennial grass that spreads by creeping rhizomes and is grown for fodder; naturalized in southern United States where it is a serious pest on cultivated land • Syn: ↑Aleppo grass, ↑means grass, ↑evergreen millet, ↑Sorghum halepense •… …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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… …  

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  • 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

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