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Definition of Johnson grass
1. Noun. Tall perennial grass that spreads by creeping rhizomes and is grown for fodder; naturalized in southern United States where it is a serious pest on cultivated land.
Generic synonyms: Sorghum
Definition of Johnson grass
1. Noun. A perennial Mediterranean grass (''Sorghum halepense'') cultivated for forage ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Johnson grass
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Johnson Grass
Literary usage of Johnson grass
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Biennial Report by California Dept. of Agriculture, California State Commission of Horticulture (1909)
"johnson grass seed, some fifteen years ago, was sent to the subscribers of some San
... To such an extent has johnson grass become a serious menace to ..."
2. Federal Procedure at Law: A Treatise on the Procedure in Suits at Common Law by Chrisenberry Lee Bates (1908)
"State law imposing penalty on railroad companies for disseminating johnson grass
seed.—The Texas statute which imposes upon railway companies alone a ..."
3. A Manual of Farm Grasses by Albert Spear Hitchcock (1921)
"johnson grass is universally used in the United States for this species, being
one of the few species to which but one common name has been applied. ..."
4. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry (1905)
"Recently reports have come to this office from California of the death of cattle
under such circumstances as to point to johnson grass as the causative ..."
5. Forage Plants and Their Culture by Charles Vancouver Piper (1914)
"Johnson-grass is native to South Asia and about the borders of the ... Johnson-grass
was introduced into South Carolina from Turkey about 1830. ..."
6. Forage Plants and Their Culture by Charles Vancouver Piper (1914)
"Johnson-grass is native to South Asia and about the borders of the ... Johnson-grass
was introduced into South Carolina from Turkey about 1830. ..."
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