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Definition of Redtop

1. n. A kind of grass (Agrostis vulgaris) highly valued in the United States for pasturage and hay for cattle; -- called also English grass, and in some localities herd's grass. See Illustration in Appendix. The tall redtop is Triodia seslerioides.

Definition of Redtop

1. Noun. A kind of grass (Agrostis vulgaris) highly valued in the United States for pasturage and hay for cattle. ¹

2. Noun. Species of the genus Agrostis, the bentgrasses. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Redtop

1. a type of grass [n -S]

Medical Definition of Redtop

1. A kind of grass (Agrostis vulgaris) highly valued in the United States for pasturage and hay for cattle; called also English grass, and in some localities herd's grass. The tall redtop is Triodia seslerioides. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Redtop

Literary usage of Redtop

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Productive Farm Crops by Edward Gerrard Montgomery (1916)
"redtop The name redtop is generally used for this plant, though it is also known as Herd's grass in southern United States, as florin in Europe, ..."

2. Grasses and Forage Plants: A Practical Treatise Comprising Their Natural by Charles Louis Flint (1887)
"16 quarts redtop, 10 quarts Timothy, 6 Ibs clover. 16. 1 bushel redtop, 4 bushel Timothy, ... 3 pecks redtop, 8 to 10 quarts Timothy, 6 to 8 Ibs. clover. ..."

3. A Practical Treatise on Grasses and Forage Plants: Comprising Their Natural by Charles Louis Flint (1857)
"16 quarts redtop, 10 quarts Timothy, 6 Ibs. clover. XVI. 1 bushel redtop ... 1 peck redtop, 1 peck Timothy, 10 Ibs. clover. XX. 3 pecks redtop, 8 to 10 ..."

4. Meadows and Pastures by Joseph Elwyn Wing (1911)
"3: Orchard grass, 10 pounds; redtop, 10 pounds; tall meadow oat, 7 pounds; ... Best grasses for meadows: redtop, fodder grass, bluegrass, meadow fescue, ..."

5. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1919)
"June grass is so similar botanically to redtop that we do not use it in our tests. The important plants in this group are redtop and timothy grasses, ..."

6. Turf for Golf Courses by Charles Vancouver Piper, Russell Arthur Oakley (1917)
"The common turf grasses on old pasture land in the North are Kentucky Blue-grass, redtop, and White Clover, excepting in New England, where Rhode Island ..."

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