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Webster 1913 Edition


Johnson grass

John′son grassˊ

.
[Named after
W.
Johnson
of Alabama, who planted it about 1840-1845.]
(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
.