Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A panic grass (Panicum virgatum) native to North America and Central America, used for forage and as a soil stabilizer.
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- noun A tall
North American perennial grass , Panicum virgatum, used asforage and to makehay .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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During the two day Brownfields Conference where a number of topics are being discussed the word switchgrass is thrown around a lot.
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During the two day Brownfields Conference where a number of topics are being discussed the word switchgrass is thrown around a lot.
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During the two day Brownfields Conference where a number of topics are being discussed the word switchgrass is thrown around a lot.
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During the two day Brownfields Conference where a number of topics are being discussed the word switchgrass is thrown around a lot.
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During the two day Brownfields Conference where a number of topics are being discussed the word switchgrass is thrown around a lot.
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During the two day Brownfields Conference where a number of topics are being discussed the word switchgrass is thrown around a lot.
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"Cellulosic ethanol" would use non-food plants such as switchgrass, which is one of the most promising bioenergy crops.
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What caught my eye was switchgrass, which is grows in the US, grows fast and (also according to wikipedia) "for every unit of energy input, switchgrass yields four units out".
Energy Economics and Politics, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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In his 2006 State of the Union address, President Bush came to a similar conclusion when he announced an initiative to get ethanol from switchgrass, which is a tall grass that is indigenous to North America, can be harvested, and is self-seeding.
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In his 2006 State of the Union address, President Bush came to a similar conclusion when he announced an initiative to get ethanol from switchgrass, which is a tall grass that is indigenous to North America, can be harvested, and is self-seeding.
chained_bear commented on the word switchgrass
Usage on secateurs.
November 11, 2008
bourbonmots commented on the word switchgrass
On the Solutions list because George W. Bush said it, so it must be true.
September 11, 2011