meadow grass

/ˌmɛdoʊ ˈgræs/

Other forms: meadow grasses

Definitions of meadow grass

1. noun

   any of various grasses that thrive in the presence of abundant moisture
   synonyms: meadowgrass

   types:

   foxtail, foxtail grass

   grasses of the genera Alopecurus and Setaria having dense silky or bristly brushlike flowering spikes

   manna grass, sweet grass

   any of several moisture-loving grasses of the genus Glyceria having sweet flavor or odor

   Agrostis alba, Poa nemoralis, wood meadowgrass

   slender European grass of shady places; grown also in northeastern America and temperate Asia

   Alopecurus pratensis, meadow foxtail

   stout erect perennial grass of northern parts of Old World having silky flowering spikes; widely cultivated for pasture and hay; naturalized in North America

   Glyceria grandis, reed meadow grass

   a pasture grass of moist places throughout North America

   bristle grass, bristlegrass

   grasses of grasslands and woodlands having large gracefully arching spikes with long bristles beneath each spikelet

   giant foxtail

   two species of coarse annual foxtails that are naturalized weeds in United States

   Setaria glauca, glaucous bristlegrass, yellow bristle grass, yellow bristlegrass, yellow foxtail

   common weedy and bristly grass found in nearly all temperate areas

   Setaria viridis, bottle grass, bottle-grass, green bristlegrass, green foxtail, rough bristlegrass

   European foxtail naturalized in North America; often a troublesome weed

   Hungarian grass, Italian millet, Setaria italica, foxtail millet

   coarse drought-resistant annual grass grown for grain, hay, and forage in Europe and Asia and chiefly for forage and hay in United States

   type of:

   grass

   narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay