goldseed

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Goldseed \Gold"seed`\, n. (Bot.)
   Dog's-tail grass.
   [1913 Webster]

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]