Definition of Dropseed

1. Noun. A grass of the genus Sporobolus.

Exact synonyms: Drop-seed
Generic synonyms: Grass
Group relationships: Genus Sporobolus, Sporobolus
Specialized synonyms: Blackseed, Carpet Grass, Smut Grass, Sporobolus Poiretii, Sand Dropseed, Sporobolus Cryptandrus

Definition of Dropseed

1. Noun. Any member of the genus ''Sporobolus'' of bunchgrasses. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dropseed

dropping
dropping in
dropping off
dropping out
dropping point
dropping zone
droppingly
dropple
dropples
dropropizine
drops
drops in
drops off
drops out
dropseed (current term)
dropseeds
dropship
dropships
dropshot
dropshots
dropsical
dropside
dropsides
dropsied
dropsies
dropsonde
dropsondes
dropstone
dropstones

Literary usage of Dropseed

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin by North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station (Fargo) (1899)
"Northern dropseed. AC Herb.: Wheatland 821, Harlem, Dawson, Bismarck, ... Sand dropseed. AC Herb.: Devil's Lake 864, Bismarck, Medora, Ft. Buford. Univ. ..."

2. The Book of Grasses: An Illustrated Guide to the Common Grasses, and the by Mary Francis Baker (1912)
"THE dropseed GRASSES GAUZE-GRASS, SHEATHED RUSH-GRASS, SMALL RUSH-GRASS, LONG-LEAVED RUSH-GRASS, SAND dropseed, AND NORTHERN dropseed The common species of ..."

3. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"A.Gray Sand dropseed Herbaceous perennial Dry waste ground and sandy shores. ... dropseed Herbaceous perennial Ballast. Represented by two pre-1900 ..."

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