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Definition of Arundo donax
1. Noun. Large rhizomatous perennial grasses found by riversides and in ditches having jointed stems and large grey-white feathery panicles.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Arundo Donax
Literary usage of Arundo donax
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Plants of the Bible by John Hutton Balfour (1885)
"... we may conjecture that in these passages a species of arundo was referred to,
such as Arundo phragmites, the common reed, or Arundo donax. ..."
2. The plants of the Bible, trees and shrubs by John Hutton Balfour (1885)
"(Arundo donax. Linn.) " The reeds and flags shall wither.''—ISA. xix. ti JHE
Hebrew word kaneh and the Greek kalamos have been translated " reed" in the ..."
3. Plants of the Holy Land: With Their Fruits and Flowers, Beautifully by Henry Stafford Osborn (1861)
"... Arundo donax. HE word " kaneh," translated " reed" in the original, seems to
refer to that botanical variety the name of which we have placed at the ..."
4. Handy Book of the Flower-garden, Being Practical Directions for the by David Thomson (1876)
"They like rich soil and plenty of water in dry weather. Arundo donax VARIEGATA—4
to 8 feet.—This plant has been truthfully described as ..."
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