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Definition of Orange grass
1. Noun. Annual wiry-stemmed North American weed with minute scalelike leaves and small yellow flowers.
Exact synonyms: Hypericum Gentianoides, Nitweed, Pine-weed, Pineweed
Generic synonyms: St John's Wort
Generic synonyms: St John's Wort
Lexicographical Neighbors of Orange Grass
Literary usage of Orange grass
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Medical Lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science : Containing a Concise by Robley Dunglison (1868)
"... 'gold'—the colour of the fruit,) Citrus aurantium—o. Bitter, see Citrus
aurantium— o. Flowers of the, see Citrus aurantium. orange grass, Hypericum ..."
2. Southern Wild Flowers and Trees: Together with Shrubs, Vines and Various by Alice Lounsberry (1901)
"... pine-weed or orange grass, is the wiry, grass-like looking little plant with
minute leaves which occurs in sandy fields over a very extended range. ..."