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Definition of Holcus mollis
1. Noun. European perennial grass with soft velvety foliage.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Holcus Mollis
Literary usage of Holcus mollis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh by Royal Society of Edinburgh (1851)
"... differs from holcus mollis and Holcus lanatus in the following respects:—In
holcus mollis (see Plate I.) the lowermost floret is of an ovate form, ..."
2. The Larvæ of the British Butterflies and Moths by William Buckler (1891)
"I put it in a bottle with holcus mollis, Molinia coerulea, Aira caespitosa, Luzula
sylvatica. Another larva hatched on the morning of the 11th, ..."
3. The Midland Naturalist: Journal of the Midland Union of Natural History edited by Edward W. Badger, William Jerome Harrison, William Hillhouse (1888)
"... sylvestris wan noted as a Worcester plant by Pitt, 1810 ; Senecio lividus,
Sin., is a form of S. sylvaticus, noted by Purton, 1817 ; holcus mollis was ..."