Definition of Setaria viridis

1. Noun. European foxtail naturalized in North America; often a troublesome weed.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Setaria Viridis

Sesamum
Sesamum indicum
Sesbania exaltata
Sesbania grandiflora
Seseli
Sesotho
Sessions
Sessrúmnir
Set
Setaria cervi
Setaria glauca
Setaria italica
Setaria italica rubrofructa
Setaria italica stramineofructa
Setaria viridis
Sete Quedas
Seth
Seth Thomas
Setophaga
Setophaga ruticilla
Setos
Setswana
Setubal
Seurat
Seussian
Sevan
Sevan trout
Sevastopol
Seven Hills of Rome

Literary usage of Setaria viridis

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

1. The London Journal of Botany by Sir William Jackson Hooker (1846)
"setaria viridis. We passed the night of the 19th at Bareges, whence we set out early the following morning, accompanied by a guide, to cross the Tourmalet. ..."

2. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"setaria viridis (L.) Beauv. var. viridis Green foxtail Herbaceous annual Cultivated fields, gardens and waste ground. ..."

3. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"setaria viridis (L.) Beauv. var. viridis Green foxtail Herbaceous annual Cultivated fields, gardens and waste ground. ..."

4. The Grasses of Britain by Richard Parnell (1845)
"setaria viridis. Erect Bristle-Grass. Plate LXVIII. Specific Character. ... Obs.—setaria viridis is easily distinguished from Setaria ..."

5. Report of the Secretary of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1889)
"setaria viridis (Green Foxtail).—In almost all cultivated and waste grounds, particularly in ... The other is the setaria viridis, which has a weaker stem, ..."

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