Panicum jumentorum

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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Guinea \Guin"ea\ (g[i^]n"[-e]), n.
   1. 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.
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   2. A gold coin of England current for twenty-one shillings
      sterling, or about five dollars, but not coined since the
      issue of sovereigns in 1817.
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            The guinea, so called from the Guinea gold out of
            which it
            was first struck, was proclaimed in 1663, and to go
            for twenty shillings; but it never went for less
            than twenty-one shillings.            --Pinkerton.
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   {Guinea corn}. (Bot.) See {Durra}.

   {Guinea Current} (Geog.), a current in the Atlantic Ocean
      setting southwardly into the Bay of Benin on the coast of
      Guinea.

   {Guinea dropper} one who cheats by dropping counterfeit
      guineas. [Obs.] --Gay.

   {Guinea fowl}, {Guinea hen} (Zool.), an African gallinaceous
      bird, of the genus {Numida}, allied to the pheasants. The
      common domesticated species ({Numida meleagris}), has a
      colored fleshy horn on each aide of the head, and is of a
      dark gray color, variegated with small white spots. The
      crested Guinea fowl ({Numida cristata}) is a finer
      species.

   {Guinea grains} (Bot.), grains of Paradise, or amomum. See
      {Amomum}.

   {Guinea grass} (Bot.), a tall strong forage grass ({Panicum
      jumentorum}) introduced. from Africa into the West Indies
      and Southern United States.

   {Guinea-hen flower} (Bot.), a liliaceous flower ({Fritillaria
      Meleagris}) with petals spotted like the feathers of the
      Guinea hen.

   {Guinea peach}. See under {Peach}.

   {Guinea pepper} (Bot.), the pods of the {Xylopia aromatica},
      a tree of the order {Anonace[ae]}, found in tropical West
      Africa. They are also sold under the name of {Piper
      aethiopicum}.

   {Guinea plum} (Bot.), the fruit of {Parinarium excelsum}, a
      large West African tree of the order {Chrysobalane[ae]},
      having a scarcely edible fruit somewhat resembling a plum,
      which is also called {gray plum} and {rough-skin plum}.

   {Guinea worm} (Zool.), a long and slender African nematoid
      worm ({Filaria Medinensis}) of a white color. It lives in
      the cellular tissue of man, beneath the skin, and produces
      painful sores.
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