wheat-grass

wheat-grass
n.
Twitch-grass, couch-grass, dog's-grass, dog-wheat, knot-grass (Triticum repens).

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  • Wheat grass — Wheat Wheat (hw[=e]t), n. [OE. whete, AS. hw[=ae]te; akin to OS. hw[=e]ti, D. weit, G. weizen, OHG. weizzi, Icel. hveiti, Sw. hvete, Dan. hvede, Goth. hwaiteis, and E. white. See {White}.] (Bot.) A cereal grass ({Triticum vulgare}) and its grain …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wheat|grass — «HWEET GRAS, GRAHS», noun. any one of several wild, weedlike grasses, especially couch grass …   Useful english dictionary

  • wheat-grass — noun a grass of the genus Agropyron • Syn: ↑wheatgrass • Hypernyms: ↑grass • Hyponyms: ↑crested wheatgrass, ↑crested wheat grass, ↑fairway crested wheat grass, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • wheat grass — /ˈwit gras/ (say weet grahs) noun any of various native pasture grasses of the genus Agropyron, similar in appearance to wheat. –wheatgrass, adjective …  

  • crested wheat grass — noun Eurasian grass grown in United States great plains area for forage and erosion control • Syn: ↑crested wheatgrass, ↑fairway crested wheat grass, ↑Agropyron cristatum • Hypernyms: ↑wheatgrass, ↑wheat grass * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • fairway crested wheat grass — noun Eurasian grass grown in United States great plains area for forage and erosion control • Syn: ↑crested wheatgrass, ↑crested wheat grass, ↑Agropyron cristatum • Hypernyms: ↑wheatgrass, ↑wheat grass …   Useful english dictionary

  • Wheat — (hw[=e]t), n. [OE. whete, AS. hw[=ae]te; akin to OS. hw[=e]ti, D. weit, G. weizen, OHG. weizzi, Icel. hveiti, Sw. hvete, Dan. hvede, Goth. hwaiteis, and E. white. See {White}.] (Bot.) A cereal grass ({Triticum vulgare}) and its grain, which… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wheat aphid — Wheat Wheat (hw[=e]t), n. [OE. whete, AS. hw[=ae]te; akin to OS. hw[=e]ti, D. weit, G. weizen, OHG. weizzi, Icel. hveiti, Sw. hvete, Dan. hvede, Goth. hwaiteis, and E. white. See {White}.] (Bot.) A cereal grass ({Triticum vulgare}) and its grain …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wheat aphis — Wheat Wheat (hw[=e]t), n. [OE. whete, AS. hw[=ae]te; akin to OS. hw[=e]ti, D. weit, G. weizen, OHG. weizzi, Icel. hveiti, Sw. hvete, Dan. hvede, Goth. hwaiteis, and E. white. See {White}.] (Bot.) A cereal grass ({Triticum vulgare}) and its grain …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wheat beetle — Wheat Wheat (hw[=e]t), n. [OE. whete, AS. hw[=ae]te; akin to OS. hw[=e]ti, D. weit, G. weizen, OHG. weizzi, Icel. hveiti, Sw. hvete, Dan. hvede, Goth. hwaiteis, and E. white. See {White}.] (Bot.) A cereal grass ({Triticum vulgare}) and its grain …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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