Cynosurus cristatus

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Dog's-tail grass \Dog's"-tail grass`\, n. (Bot.)
   A hardy species of British grass ({Cynosurus cristatus})
   which abounds in grass lands, and is well suited for making
   straw plait; -- called also {goldseed}.
   [1913 Webster]
    

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