Definition of grass

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Grass (n.) Metaphorically used for what is transitory.

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Aegilops :: Aegilops (n.) The great wild-oat grass or other cornfield weed.
Blue Grass :: Blue grass () A species of grass (Poa compressa) with bluish green stems, valuable in thin gravelly soils; wire grass..
Alfilaria :: Alfilaria (n.) The pin grass (Erodium cicutarium), a weed in California..
Aegilops :: Aegilops (n.) A genus of plants, called also hardgrass..
Hay :: Hay (n.) Grass cut and cured for fodder.
Grass-green :: Grass-green (a.) Green with grass.
Poll :: Poll (v. t.) To cut off; to remove by clipping, shearing, etc.; to mow or crop; -- sometimes with off; as, to poll the hair; to poll wool; to poll grass..
After-eatage :: After-eatage (n.) Aftergrass.
Rye :: Rye (n.) A grain yielded by a hardy cereal grass (Secale cereale), closely allied to wheat; also, the plant itself. Rye constitutes a large portion of the breadstuff used by man..
Dittander :: Dittander (n.) A kind of peppergrass (Lepidium latifolium).
Prasinous :: Prasinous (a.) Grass-green; clear, lively green, without any mixture..
Esparto :: Esparto (n.) A species of Spanish grass (Macrochloa tenacissima), of which cordage, shoes, baskets, etc., are made. It is also used for making paper..
Ochreated :: Ochreated (a.) Provided with ochrea, or sheathformed stipules, as the rhubarb, yellow dock, and knotgrass..
Guinea :: Guinea (n.) A district on the west coast of Africa (formerly noted for its export of gold and slaves) after which the Guinea fowl, Guinea grass, Guinea peach, etc., are named..
Sisal Grass :: Sisal grass () Alt. of Sisal hem.
Fog :: Fog (n.) Dead or decaying grass remaining on land through the winter; -- called also foggage.
Quitch Grass :: Quitch grass () A perennial grass (Agropyrum repens) having long running rootstalks, by which it spreads rapidly and pertinaciously, and so becomes a troublesome weed. Also called couch grass, quick grass, quick grass, twitch grass. See Illustration in Appendix..
Peppergrass :: Peppergrass (n.) Any herb of the cruciferous genus Lepidium, especially the garden peppergrass, or garden cress, Lepidium sativum; -- called also pepperwort. All the species have a pungent flavor..
Quitch :: Quitch (n.) Same as Quitch grass.
Gama Grass :: Gama grass () A species of grass (Tripsacum dactyloides) tall, stout, and exceedingly productive; cultivated in the West Indies, Mexico, and the Southern States of North America as a forage grass; -- called also sesame grass..
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