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Agrostis \A*gros"tis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]
A genus of grasses, including species called in common
language bent grass. Some of them, as redtop (Agrostis
vulgaris), are valuable pasture grasses.
[1913 Webster] Agrostographic
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Agrostis noun
annual or perennial grasses cosmopolitan in northern
hemisphere: bent grass (so named from `bent' meaning an
area of unfenced grassland) [syn: genus Agrostis]
Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
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Yellowtop \Yel"low*top`\, n. (Bot.)
A kind of grass, perhaps a species of Agrostis.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Agrostis \A*gros"tis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]
A genus of grasses, including species called in common
language bent grass. Some of them, as redtop (Agrostis
vulgaris), are valuable pasture grasses.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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