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Webster 1913 Edition
Timothy grass
{ , or
. Tim′o-thy
,Noun.
Tim′o-thy grassˊ
}[From
Timothy
Hanson, who carried the seed from New England to Maryland about 1720.] (Bot.)
A kind of grass (
Phleum pratense
) with long cylindrical spikes; – called also herd’s grass
, in England, cat's-tail grass
, and meadow cat's-tail grass
. It is much prized for fodder. See Illustration in Appendix.