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Definition of Silk grass
1. Noun. Valuable forage grass of dry upland areas and plains of western North America to northern Mexico.
Generic synonyms: Rice Grass, Ricegrass
Lexicographical Neighbors of Silk Grass
Literary usage of Silk grass
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Textile Fibres: Their Physical, Microscopical and Chemical Properties by Joseph Merritt Matthews (1913)
"Pineapple Fibre, or silk grass,* is obtained from A nanas sativa or pineapple plant.
This fibre has great durability and is unaffected by water. ..."
2. First Lessons in Botany: Designed for Common Schools in the United States by Alphonso Wood (1849)
"Ex. Columbine, Larkspur, Silk-grass. Forms of Fruit. 362. A Legume.—This is also
a sort of pod, consisting of a single carpel, opening by two valves and two ..."
3. The Works of Sydney Smith by Sydney Smith (1844)
"in the woods, will be delighted in passing up the river Dénie- a small silk grass
cord. The arrow is from nine to ten r»ra. Every now and then, ..."
4. A Residence in the West Indies and America: With a Narrative of the by Thomas Staunton St. Clair, James Glenn (1834)
"... Silk- Grass— Weapons—Clubs—Bows and Arrows—Various kinds of Arrows for Hunting
and Fishing—Method of Catching Fish with them—The Manati or River-Cow, ..."
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