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Definition of Dropseed
1. Noun. A grass of the genus Sporobolus.
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
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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