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Definition of Hungarian grass
1. Noun. Coarse drought-resistant annual grass grown for grain, hay, and forage in Europe and Asia and chiefly for forage and hay in United States.
Generic synonyms: Foxtail, Foxtail Grass
Group relationships: Genus Setaria, Setaria
Specialized synonyms: Setaria Italica Rubrofructa, Siberian Millet, German Millet, Golden Wonder Millet, Setaria Italica Stramineofructa
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hungarian Grass
Literary usage of Hungarian grass
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cultivator by New York State Agricultural Society (1860)
"After much inquiry I concluded to sow hungarian grass and millet. As I had an
extra amount o, labor to perform to get my land in some kind of ..."
2. The New England Farmer by Samuel W. Cole (1862)
"hungarian grass. This grass was introduced into our vicinity some few years since,
... "hungarian grass" was then the idea of the day. Mark the change ! ..."
3. The Genesee Farmer. (1859)
"hungarian grass" has been a fruitful subject of discussion. There are several
varieties of millet or hungarian grass, and probably this has led to mistakes ..."
4. Annual Report by Ohio State Board of Agriculture (1876)
"Mr. NICHOLS asked if hungarian grass impoverished land. Mr. GOULD said that last
season he had sown six acres of hungarian grass. ..."
5. Keeping One Cow: Being the Experience of a Number of Practical Writers, in a (1880)
"The balance of our oat-and-pea ground we sow with hungarian grass. As soon as we
have cut ten rods of our rye, we manage as with our oats, turn under the ..."
6. Productive Farm Crops by Edward Gerrard Montgomery (1916)
"hungarian grass or Hungarian Millet.—This is a rather early form, ... hungarian grass
is considered quite drought-resistant, and is probably better adapted ..."
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