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Definition of Phleum pratense
1. Noun. Grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay.
Terms within: Timothy
Generic synonyms: Grass
Group relationships: Genus Phleum, Phleum
Lexicographical Neighbors of Phleum Pratense
Literary usage of Phleum pratense
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Agricultural Grasses of the United States by George Vasey, Clifford Richardson (1884)
"phleum pratense (Timothy, Herd grass). ... phleum pratense (Timothy). From JM
Robinson, Queen Anne County, Maryland. July 4,1882. ..."
2. The Grasses of Britain by Richard Parnell (1845)
"4 phleum pratense.. . 3 294 Ibs. For Lawns, Pleasure-grounds, and Bowling-greens to
... phleum pratense. Lolium perenne. Poa trivialis. Agrostis alba (var. ..."
3. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1913)
"phleum pratense L. Sp. PI. 59. 1753. Glabrous and smooth or very nearly so
throughout, the culms i°-4° tall erect, simple. Sheaths usually exceeding the ..."
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