Lexic.us

Definition of Evergreen grass

1. Noun. Coarse perennial Eurasian grass resembling oat; found on roadside verges and rough grassland and in hay meadows; introduced in North America for forage.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Evergreen Grass

Literary usage of Evergreen grass

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, United States Division of Botany (1884)
"Mr. James Taylor, writing from North Carolina, says: "The evergreen grass is very good for pasturing through the fall and winter. ..."

2. The Grasses of Tennessee: Including Cereals and Forage Plants by Joseph Buckner Killebrew (1878)
"It has been raised under various names, in Virginia, as "Randall Grass," in North Carolina as "evergreen grass." In the mountain lands of Virginia, ..."

3. Selections from the Speeches and Writings of Hon. Thomas L. Clingman, of by Thomas Lanier Clingman (1877)
"When thus destroyed it would not spring up again, but in its stead a very thick sward of evergreen grass. Immense winter pastures could in this way be ..."

4. Forage Plants and Their Culture by Charles Vancouver Piper (1914)
"... false oat-grass, French rye-grass and, in .the South, evergreen grass. The French name, fro- mental, has become much used in Germany and Switzerland, ..."

5. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"A country with an evergreen grass, like Ireland, has a great advantage over America for winter beauty. English children are well protected from bitter winds ..."

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