Grasses

grass  (grs)

n.

1.

a. The grass family.

b. The members of the grass family considered as a group.

2. Any of various plants having slender leaves characteristic of the grass family.

3. An expanse of ground, such as a lawn, covered with grass or similar plants.

4. Grazing land; pasture.

5. Slang Marijuana.

6. Electronics Small variations in amplitude of an oscilloscope display caused by electrical noise.

v. grassed, grass·ing, grass·es

v.tr.

1.

a. To cover with grass.

b. To grow grass on.

2. To feed (livestock) with grass.

v.intr.

1. To become covered with grass.

2. To graze.

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[Middle English gras, from Old English græs; see ghr- in Indo-European roots.]

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Grasses

See also botany; plants

agrostography

a description of grasses. — agrostographer, n.

agrostology

the branch of systematic botany that studies grasses. Also called graminology. — agrostologist, n.

graminology

agrostology.