Definition of Phalaris canariensis

1. Noun. Canary Islands grass; seeds used as feed for caged birds.

Exact synonyms: Birdseed Grass, Canary Grass
Generic synonyms: Grass
Group relationships: Genus Phalaris, Phalaris

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phalaris Canariensis

Phalaenopsis amabilis
Phalaenoptilus
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Phalange
Phalangeridae
Phalangida
Phalangiidae
Phalangist
Phalangists
Phalangium
Phalangium opilio
Phalanx
Phalaris
Phalaris aquatica
Phalaris arundinacea
Phalaris canariensis (current term)
Phalaris tuberosa
Phalaropidae
Phalaropus
Phalaropus fulicarius
Phalguna
Phallaceae
Phallales
Phallus impudicus
Phallus ravenelii
Phalura
Phanariot
Phanerogamae
Phanerozoic
Phanerozoic aeon

Literary usage of Phalaris canariensis

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

1. The Repertory of Patent Inventions: And Other Discoveries and Improvements (1815)
"Note on the Use of the Flour of the Phalaris canariensis, for sizing Muslins and other Stuffs. By M. MARCEL DE SERKES. From the ANNALES DBS ARTS ET ..."

2. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1913)
"Phalaris canariensis L. Sp. PI. 54. 1753. More or less roughened, culms i°-3° tall, erect, simple or branched, glabrous. Sheaths shorter than the internodes ..."

3. Publications by English Dialect Society (1886)
"Phalaris canariensis, L.—General. 'Sic dicta tum quod ab Insulis ... (1) Phalaris canariensis, L.—Lyte, and still so called generally. ..."

4. The Grasses of Great Britain by John Edward Sowerby, Charles Johnson (1861)
"Phalaris canariensis. Cultivated Canary Grass. PLATE X. Inflorescence ovate, compact, spicate. Glumes boat-shaped, the keel extending into a broad, ..."

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