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Definition of Digitaria sanguinalis
1. Noun. A European forage grass grown for hay; a naturalized weed in United States.
Generic synonyms: Crab Grass, Crabgrass, Finger Grass
Lexicographical Neighbors of Digitaria Sanguinalis
Literary usage of Digitaria sanguinalis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Grasses of Britain by Richard PARNELL (1845)
"Obs.—Digitaria sanguinalis is distinguished from Digitaria humi- fusa in the
glumes being very unequal, containing two florets, (see Fig. ..."
2. The Phytologist: A Popular Botanical Miscellany edited by George Luxford, Edward Newman (1849)
"With the exception of Digitaria sanguinalis, which has probably been imported
with soil from the continent, all the preceding grasses have doubtless been ..."
3. British Phaenogamous Botany, Or, Figures and Descriptions of the Genera of ...by W. (William) Baxter by W. (William) Baxter (1840)
"Digitaria sanguinalis is an elegant and pretty grass when in flower, but it
possesses no properties likely to benefit the Agriculturist. ..."
4. The Philippine Journal of Science by Institute of Science and Technology (Philippines) (1906)
"... Digitaria sanguinalis (Linn.) Scop. Fl. Cam. ed. 2, 1 (1772) 52; Miq. Fl. Ind.
Bat. 3 (1859) 437; Rendle in Forbes ..."