Definition of Phleum pratense

1. Noun. Grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay.

Exact synonyms: Herd's Grass, Timothy
Terms within: Timothy
Generic synonyms: Grass
Group relationships: Genus Phleum, Phleum

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phleum Pratense

Phl.
Phlebodium
Phlebodium aureum
Phlebotomus argentipes
Phlebotomus chinensis
Phlebotomus flaviscutellatus
Phlebotomus longipalpis
Phlebotomus major
Phlebotomus noguchi
Phlebotomus orientalis
Phlebotomus papatasii
Phlebotomus perniciosus
Phlebotomus sergenti
Phlebotomus verrucarum
Phlegethos
Phleum pratense (current term)
Phlomis fruticosa
Phlox bifida
Phlox stellaria
Phlox subulata
Phm
Phnom Penh
Phobos
Phoca vitulina
Phocaena
Phocaena phocaena
Phocaena sinus
Phocidae
Phocis
Phoebe

Literary usage of Phleum pratense

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

1. The Agricultural Grasses of the United States by George Vasey, Clifford Richardson (1884)
"Phleum pratense (Timothy, Herd grass). ... Phleum pratense (Timothy). From JM Robinson, Queen Anne County, Maryland. July 4,1882. ..."

2. The Grasses of Britain by Richard Parnell (1845)
"4 Phleum pratense.. . 3 294 Ibs. For Lawns, Pleasure-grounds, and Bowling-greens to ... Phleum pratense. Lolium perenne. Poa trivialis. Agrostis alba (var. ..."

3. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1913)
"Phleum pratense L. Sp. PI. 59. 1753. Glabrous and smooth or very nearly so throughout, the culms i°-4° tall erect, simple. Sheaths usually exceeding the ..."

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