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Webster 1913 Edition
Johnson grass
John′son grassˊ
.[Named after
W.
of Alabama, who planted it about 1840-1845.] Johnson
(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
.