Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Chiefly British Orchard grass.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The orchard-grass, Dactylis glomerata, tall and coarse, but valuable for hay, and growing well in the shade: so called from the dense branches of the one-sided panicle. It is native in Europe, but widely naturalized in other temperate countries.
WordNet 3.0
- n. widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass
Examples
“And the recent discovery of PPO activity in forage grasses, such as cocksfoot could allow the transfer of genetic material from these grasses to provide a protein protection mechanism that can be exploited.”
“In view of St Buryan's church but out of sight of the Pipers menhirs, the 19 stones of the Merry Maidens appeared mired in their circle surrounded by cocksfoot and dandelions.”
“He was pulling at the heads of the cocksfoot grass as he walked.”
“Sometimes a mixture of cocksfoot, English rye-grass, and white clover is used, or the two grasses alone are planted.”
“Thus in the dry sandy soil you may find broom, spurrey, sheep's fescue, pine trees, all with narrow leaves; whilst on the moister soil you may find burdock, primroses, cocksfoot and other broad-leaved plants.”
“The test tube experiment should now be made with a narrow-leaved grass like sheep's fescue and with a wide-leaved grass like cocksfoot.”
“Here is the rough "cocksfoot grass," with its head or”
“English cocksfoot and rye grass, which had been put in gradually as the dense vine scrub was felled and burnt off, is now a barren desert, and nine families out of every ten which were renting properties have been compelled to leave the district and take up other lands.”
“There was little knowledge of the various sorts of grasses at this time, and to Young is due the credit of introducing the cocksfoot, and crested dog's tail.”
“After learning that eating sainfoin, but not fescue, was followed by a stomachache, the lambs knew to pick cocksfoot over alfalfa when given the choice in the future.”
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