Definition of Holcus mollis

1. Noun. European perennial grass with soft velvety foliage.

Exact synonyms: Creeping Soft Grass
Generic synonyms: Grass

Lexicographical Neighbors of Holcus Mollis

Hokies
Hokkaido
Hokkianese
Hokkien
Hokusai
Holargos
Holarrhena
Holarrhena antidysenterica
Holarrhena pubescens
Holbein
Holbein the Elder
Holbein the Younger
Holbrookia
Holcus
Holcus lanatus
Holcus mollis (current term)
Hold 'em
Holden's line
Holi
Holiness
Holinesses
Holl's ligament
Holland
Holland gin
Hollander
Hollander test
Hollanders
Hollandic
Hollandish
Hollands

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 ..."

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